Montreal Victoire, Ottawa Charge meet in PWHL final: Schedule, what to know

The 2026 PWHL Walter Cup Finals will be an all-Canadian affair. The Montréal Victoire defeated the defending champion Minnesota Frost in Game 5 of the semifinals on Tuesday to punch their ticket to the PWHL Walter Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history, meaning there'll be a new PWHL champion after the Frost won back-to-back titles in the league's first two seasons. The No.

1 seed Victoire will face off against the No. 4 seed Ottawa Charge, who advanced to the Finals for the second consecutive season after defeating the No. 2 seed Boston Fleet in four games.

The winner of the best-of-five series will go on to become the league's first Canadian champion. “It's very special. Obviously, you work so hard for these moments.

We knew it would never be easy. Obviously, taking Minnesota — who were two-time champs — was going to be a battle, and we did it," Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin said after Game 5. "We're happy right now, but we're not done yet.