Sceptres coach Ryan 'unhappy' but not discouraged after another early PWHL playoff exit

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Toronto Sceptres caput manager Troy Ryan says being unhappy with the effect shouldn't mean being unhappy with wherever the squad is headed. The Sceptres fell 4-3 successful overtime connected Wednesday to suffer its best-of-five semifinal against the defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost successful 4 games.

2nd consecutive twelvemonth Toronto has mislaid to Minnesota successful the semifinals contempt being higher seed

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· Posted: May 16, 2025 2:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

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Toronto Sceptres caput manager Troy Ryan says being unhappy with the effect shouldn't mean being unhappy with wherever the squad is headed.

The Sceptres fell 4-3 successful overtime connected Wednesday to suffer its best-of-five semifinal against the defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost successful 4 games.

It's the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth Toronto has fallen to Minnesota successful the semifinals contempt being the higher effect entering the playoffs.

Toronto finished 2nd successful the PWHL standings down Montreal and clinched a playoff berth a week earlier its regular-season finale.

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The reigning Walter Cup champions volition person a accidental to support their rubric arsenic Taylor Heise's overtime extremity lifts Minnesota to a 4-3 triumph implicit Toronto to triumph their semifinal bid 3-1. The Frost volition look either the Montreal Victoire oregon the Ottawa Charge successful the PWHL Finals.

The Sceptres faced their stock of wounded troubles, particularly with past season's MVP Natalie Spooner retired of the lineup until Feb. 11 aft genu surgery. They besides mislaid apical rookie defender Megan Carter earlier season's commencement until Jan. 25, and prima guardant Sarah Nurse missed astir 2 months earlier returning precocious March.

Ryan was contented with his team's effort successful Game 4 nonaccomplishment aft 2 pugnacious losses and acknowledged the trouble of winning successful the PWHL.

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