{"id":9929,"date":"2025-06-17T04:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9929"},"modified":"2025-06-17T08:26:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T12:26:44","slug":"pwhl-vancouver-signs-forward-hannah-miller-in-hometown-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/pwhl-vancouver-signs-forward-hannah-miller-in-hometown-homecoming","title":{"rendered":"PWHL Vancouver Signs Forward Hannah Miller in Hometown Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/hannah-miller-signs-for-pwhl-vancouver.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah Miller signs for PHWL Vancouver\" class=\"wp-image-9930\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"PWHL Vancouver Signs Forward Hannah Miller in Hometown Homecoming\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hannah Miller joins PWHL Vancouver as the team\u2019s first free agent signing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The local talent will bring experience from Toronto and international play.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vancouver will keep building its roster with six picks in the 2025 PWHL Draft, including the 7th overall selection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PWHL Vancouver<\/strong> has announced a major move in free agency, signing forward <strong>Hannah Miller<\/strong>, formerly of the Toronto Sceptres, on the very first day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\">hockey<\/a> league\u2019s signing window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"miller-its-a-real-full-circle-moment\">Miller: \u201cIt\u2019s a Real Full-Circle Moment\u201d&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hannahirelandmiller\/\">Hannah Miller <\/a>is heading to Vancouver with plenty of mileage behind her. The forward spent the past couple of seasons in Toronto, scoring <em>10 goals and racking up 14 assists over 29 games<\/em> in the 2024\u201325 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HANNAH&#39;S COMING HOME \ud83e\udd79 <br><br>We\u2019ve signed North Vancouver native Hannah Miller to a three-year Standard Player Agreement!<br>\ud83d\udcf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uiczZN4Reu\">https:\/\/t.co\/uiczZN4Reu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wHUvx298BG\">pic.twitter.com\/wHUvx298BG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PWHL Vancouver (@PWHL__Vancouver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PWHL__Vancouver\/status\/1934770577912549792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before that, she <strong>spent five years with the KRS Vanke Rays<\/strong> in Shenzhen, China, a stint that helped her develop her game even more and eventually <strong>earned her the opportunity to represent China<\/strong> at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There, she <strong>made history by netting the country\u2019s first goal of the tournament<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, she\u2019s heading back home to Vancouver, the city where she first fell in love with hockey, and she\u2019s eager to play for the team representing her hometown in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/british-columbia\">British Columbia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I\u2019m truly honoured and very excited to be joining the team in Vancouver. It means so much to me to represent the city where I first fell in love with the game. It\u2019s a real full-circle moment, and I can\u2019t wait to meet all the fans and get started!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gm-morey-hannah-is-an-elite-forward\">GM Morey: \u201cHannah Is an Elite Forward\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, she was <strong>expected to represent Team Canada in 2024, but IIHF transfer rules got in the way<\/strong> and she was deemed ineligible, a tough break in what had been a big year for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this bump in the road, PWHL Vancouver still sees her as a key piece of their future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General manager <strong>Cara Gardner Morey<\/strong> said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Hannah is an elite forward who can put up points and wear down opponents. We are excited to bring her home to Vancouver to be part of our foundation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller is the <strong>first free agent signing in PWHL Vancouver\u2019s history<\/strong>, but she certainly won\u2019t be the last.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team is set to build out the rest of its inaugural roster with six selections in the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepwhl.com\/en\/draft\">2025 PWHL Draft<\/a> on June 24, including the seventh overall pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: PWHL Vancouver has announced a major move in free agency, signing forward Hannah Miller, formerly of the Toronto Sceptres, on the very first day of the hockey league\u2019s signing window. Miller: \u201cIt\u2019s a Real Full-Circle Moment\u201d&nbsp; Hannah Miller is heading to Vancouver with plenty of mileage behind her. 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