It was an off-season full of change in the PWHL.

Players were stunned by some of the roster movement, and some fans were disappointed.

But with the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent joining to bring the league to eight teams, the PWHL says expansion has triggered a roster shakeup that’s added extra intrigue ahead of Friday’s season opener between Minnesota and Toronto.

"The process for expansion was always going to be a hard one, and change is hard for many people," said PWHL executive vice-president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford. "We understand there was going be some fans that would be disappointed to see some players move.

"It was important for us that when the puck drops on Friday, all eight teams are competing for the Walter Cup. And there's no expansion team that is g

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