If the Olympics got you hooked on women’s hockey, the rivalries, the skill, the edge-of-your-seat overtime, you don’t have to wait another four years for more. The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is where those stars play year-round, and in 2025-26, the league is bigger, more competitive, and officially coast-to-coast.

Some players generate hype. Others just show up and produce. Laila Edwards is firmly in the second category. The young American forward has quickly become one of the most impactful rising players in women’s hockey thanks to a blend of size, skill, and on-ice instincts that coaches can’t teach. Whether she’s wearing a Team USA jersey on the international stage or competing with the University of Wisconsin, Edwards plays a pro-style game that translates at every level.

It was a lifelong dream come true. Going to the Super Bowl was something I had imagined since I was a kid, not just watching it on TV, but being there, feeling it, living inside the moment. And somehow, improbably, I got to experience it the best way possible: sitting beside my dad, the person who first taught me what this game meant.