A lot has changed for the Boston Fleet in the span of a few months.

Of the 26 players listed on Boston’s roster for the start of the 2025-26 PWHL season, just 14 of them skated for the Fleet this past season.

It was an eventful summer for Boston general manager Danielle Marmer, with the arrival of two new expansion franchises in Seattle and Vancouver taking the wind out of the Fleet’s sails.

Former Fleet captain Hilary Knight and promising rookie Hannah Bilka both landed in Seattle , while five defenders from last year’s roster in Sydney Bard, Emily Brown, Emma Greco, Jess DiGirolamo, and Sidney Morin all exited in free agency.

Add in the departure of head coach Courtney Kessel after taking over as head women’s hockey coach at Princeton, and Marmer had her work cut out for her

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