2024-25 PWHL season

[Ditra]

Explanation on how the expansion draft is supposed to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVFqEbzW-NU

Does a player like Knight have some leverage in the process? Basically isn't she capped out at league maximum? It will be interesting which 5 players each team signs.

 

[Timothy A]

Pay cut.

I can't seem to find any info on the web about how much the head coaches make. Anybody have any idea? Looks like 280k to 380k for an high end college coach.

 

[robertearle]

I can't seem to find any info on the web about how much the head coaches make. Anybody have any idea? Looks like 280k to 380k for an high end college coach.

I found an article in the Duluth newspaper about WCHA salaries in comparison to the contract Laura Schuler had signed:

Schuler for the 2024-25 year had a base salary of $215K
Brad Frost $280K for the 2023-24 season
Muzzeral $274K for 23-24, and then $385K for 24-25
MJ $385K for 23-24, and then $427K for 24-25

And then, because he was mentioned, I (oddly) hit on an IRS filing made public (a 990 form for Clarkson) that Matt Desrosiers made $295K in 2021 (I think).

I didn't find anything for Flint.

 

[Lindsay]

I found an article in the Duluth newspaper about WCHA salaries in comparison to the contract Laura Schuler had signed:

Schuler for the 2024-25 year had a base salary of $215K
Brad Frost $280K for the 2023-24 season
Muzzeral $274K for 23-24, and then $385K for 24-25
MJ $385K for 23-24, and then $427K for 24-25

And then, because he was mentioned, I (oddly) hit on an IRS filing made public (a 990 form for Clarkson) that Matt Desrosiers made $295K in 2021 (I think).

I didn't find anything for Flint.

Makes you wonder what the pw jobs pay that college coaches are leaving.

Lols like player salary info will be public soon, based on a vote by the players.

 

[robertearle]

Makes you wonder what the pw jobs pay that college coaches are leaving.

Lols like player salary info will be public soon, based on a vote by the players.

I'm reading that player salaries are capped at a max of $80K, with team caps at $1.34 million. So I can't imagine a coach would be getting even the $215K that Shuller started at.

As I said, if NCAA coaches are leaving, it has to be they don't want to deal with the great unknowns of NIL and the House settlement, both for the effects on their team and the school's overall athletic department.

 

[Ditra]

I'm reading that player salaries are capped at a max of $80K, with team caps at $1.34 million. So I can't imagine a coach would be getting even the $215K that Shuller started at.

As I said, if NCAA coaches are leaving, it has to be they don't want to deal with the great unknowns of NIL and the House settlement, both for the effects on their team and the school's overall athletic department.

The recent GM job descriptions had the following regarding salary.

"A competitive base salary will be offered, factoring in candidate experience and skill level. Compensation range: $150,000 - $180,000 USD ($195,800 - $235,000 CAD) including participation in the company-sponsored benefit plan(s)."

I would think coaches would be similar.

 

[Timothy A]

The recent GM job descriptions had the following regarding salary.

"A competitive base salary will be offered, factoring in candidate experience and skill level. Compensation range: $150,000 - $180,000 USD ($195,800 - $235,000 CAD) including participation in the company-sponsored benefit plan(s)."

I would think coaches would be similar.

So a massive pay cut for a college coach.

 

[BowWowWow]

Anyone think Hilary Knight will go to seattle? Is she even eligible? I assume she’s under contract one more year so can’t remember if she’s eligible or not.

I would see Knight to Seattle a bit like Gretzky to LA, as far as building the sport. Truthfully and respectfully , there are better and more exciting players now, but she’s an icon of the game, would sell tickets initially, and can score goals with the right line mates.

Or does she gotta stay Boston until the end?

Which bright young stars would you like to see at the new franchisees or veteran ‘C’s to lead the way?

Well, you called Hilary Knight going to Seattle. I was incorrect in supposing Boston would protect her; you had a great intuition about that, Lindsay!

I feel like Knight will not only attract fans this season but also lead her team and possibly thrive even more than in Boston. Boston didn't seem fully to figure out the linemates for her line.

Maybe because of the focus on Knight, Seattle (GM, Meghan Turner) has been a bit slower to announce any signings than Vancouver (GM, Cara Gardner Morey). I'm also wondering when the teams/PWHL will confirm those coaching selections for the teams - reported (see post from eastcoastgopher) to be Matt Desrosiers of Clarkson for Vancouver and Dave Flint of Northeastern for Seattle.

So far, according to reports from Hailey Salvian and The Athletic's signing tracker, these signings have taken place/are taking place in the first 24 hours of the Exclusive Signing Window:
- Claire Thompson (D) - MN to Vancouver - one-year contract
- Sophie Jaques (D) - MN to Vancouver - three-year contract
- Emerance Maschmeyer (G) - Ottawa to Vancouver (not officially confirmed yet)
- Sarah Nurse (F) - TO to Vancouver (not officially confirmed yet)
- Hilary Knight (F) - BOS to Seattle - one-year contract
- Danielle Serdachny (F) - OTT to Seattle (not officially confirmed yet)
Except for Serdachny, the Canadian players have been going to Vancouver, and the one American (Knight) to Seattle. (The Victory Press expansion signing tracker, too.)

 

[Russell Jaslow]

I can't seem to find any info on the web about how much the head coaches make. Anybody have any idea? Looks like 280k to 380k for an high end college coach.

Some states, like New York, have to by law publicly disclose all public employee contracts (so for instance, I can find out how much my sister, a school teacher on Long Island, makes). There is a website where all that information is posted. Thus, any coach at a SUNY school will have their contract as public information.

Unfortunately for this discussion, there is no SUNY Division I hockey program. (Over on the D3 board, we do talk about how much the SUNY D3 coaches make.) Schools like Clarkson would not have to make this information public.

However, other states also have these public disclosure laws. So, find out if your state has this law, and if so, you can find out the D1 coaches salaries at the state schools.