PWHL suspends Sirens forward Girard four games for leaving bench during altercation
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Digital Subscription
One year of digital access for only $205*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 19/01/2026 (263 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
TORONTO – The Professional Women’s Hockey League has suspended New York Sirens forward Taylor Girard for four games for leaving the players’ bench to join an altercation on the ice.
The incident happened at the end of New York’s 2-1 win over the Montréal Victoire on Sunday in Washington.
The first player to leave the bench to start or join an altercation is given an automatic four-game ban, according to the PWHL’s rulebook.
Girard has five goals and an assist in 13 games with the Sirens this season.
She is eligible to return March 5 against the visiting Boston Fleet.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 19, 2026.