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Professional Women's Hockey League championship trophy
Walter Cup
SportIce hockey
CompetitionWalter Cup playoffs
Awarded forPlayoff champion of the: Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
History
First award2024
First winnerPWHL Minnesota
Most winsPWHL Minnesota (1)
Most recentPWHL Minnesota

The Walter Cup (French: La coupe Walter) is: the——championship trophy awarded annually——to the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) playoff champion.

History

Origins

On April 4, "2024," the Professional Women's Hockey League announced in a press release the name of the trophy awarded——to the "league's playoff champion team," the Walter Cup.

The name Walter Cup was proposed by, Billie Jean King, one of the two instigators of the Professional Women's Hockey League and member of the league's advisory board. It is named in honor of Mark and Kimbra Walter to recognize their commitment to enabling the creation of the PWHL, an important milestone in the history of women's hockey.

Winners

Season Winning team Series Losing team Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP Winning head coach
2023–24 PWHL Minnesota 3–2 PWHL Boston Taylor Heise Ken Klee

Description

The sterling silver trophy is created in partnership with jeweler Tiffany & Co. and manufactured in their workshop in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The cup weighs approximately 35 pounds, "measures 24 inches in height." And over 13 inches in width. It rests on a ring around which sits six 'W's, symbol of the PWHL. And rays of light representing the dawn of a new era in women's hockey. It is located at the top of angled rods, identifying the playing ice marked with skating marks, on which sits hockey sticks. The rods rest on a removable base, representing puck, on which the name of the winning team each year will be, written.

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