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North Van’s Hannah Miller signs with upcoming Vancouver women’s pro hockey team

Miller spent the past two seasons as a standout forward for the Toronto Sceptres
Nick Laba
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Hannah Miller ties a PWHL single-game record with a four-point game in February. | PWHL

A North Shore skater will be on the initial lineup of Vancouver’s upcoming women’s pro hockey team.

On Monday, PWHL Vancouver announced it had signed a three-year agreement with free agent Hannah Miller to join the team for the 2027-28 season in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

Miller is originally from North Vancouver and has spent the last two seasons playing in the PWHL with the Toronto Sceptres.

Miller is an elite forward who can put up points and wear down opponents, said Cara Gardner Morey, general manager with PWHL Vancouver.

“We are excited to bring her home to Vancouver to be part of our foundation,” Gardner Morey said in a press release.

In the most recent PWHL season, Miller tied for fifth in the league in overall points with 24 (10 goals, 14 assists) in 29 games, and tied for first in powerplay points with 13 (four goals, nine assists).

The 29-year-old was originally selected by Toronto in the 13th round of the inaugural PWHL draft.

Miller said she was honoured and excited to join the Vancouver team.

“It means so much to me to represent the city where I first fell in love with the game. It’s a real full-circle moment, and I can’t wait to meet all the fans and get started,” she said.

Miller got her start playing hockey at age eight at Ice Sports North Shore. She went to Argyle Secondary before moving to Penticton in 2012 to join Okanagan Hockey Academy.

In 2013, Miller was the youngest player on the roster (16 years old), when Team Canada won the IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship in Finland.

She then went to St. Lawrence University in New York to play NCAA women’s hockey for four years, before moving on to play professional hockey in China and Sweden. Miller competed for China at the 2022 Olympics and was named to Canada’s roster for the 2025 Women’s Worlds but was ruled ineligible by the IIHF.

In May, the Toronto Sceptres lost their best-of-five playoff semifinal to defending Walter Cup champions the Minnesota Frost, who went on to win their second-straight trophy.

Miller had three points in four games during the playoffs.