Sceptres Lean On Raygan Kirk As League Goalie Pool Thins

Raygan Kirk is a key piece of the Toronto Sceptres that did not move this summer, and that matters more than it would have a year ago.

Kirk re-signed with Toronto on a three-year standard player agreement at the beginning of June, and the Sceptres also used one of their three expansion protections on her during the PWHL's expansion roster distribution process. She made 22 starts in 2025-26, finishing 8-8-6 with a 1.87 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage, and recorded the first three shutouts of her career, including back-to-back clean sheets against the Torrent and Fleet on March 15 and 17.

The rest of the roster looks different. Daryl Watts, Jesse Compher, Emma Maltais and head coach Troy Ryan all left Toronto this offseason. Watts signed a four-year deal with PWHL Detroit in June as that club's first-ever player, the first four-year contract in league history, after leading the Sceptres with 19 points last season.

Stability in net is not a given elsewhere. Sarah Maat's September 4, 2026 analysis counted 31 rostered PWHL goaltenders, including 15 without a league regular-season appearance. At that point, four clubs (the Fleet, Detroit, Hamilton and Las Vegas) had not yet signed the three netminders each team is mandated to carry.

Behind Kirk, Toronto has two goalies without PWHL regular-season appearances. Jessie McPherson signed a two-year deal on Nov. 20, 2025 after going undrafted and earning a camp invite; she spent four years at Vermont and a fifth at Minnesota State, and in September 2025 became the first woman to make the Ridgetown Royals of the APHL. Grace Campbell, the Boston College captain in her senior year, signed a one-year deal in July after going undrafted in the 2026 entry draft. She posted a .927 save percentage and 13 shutouts over 107 college games.

Last season was the first time Toronto missed the playoffs.