🏒 What happens when you win a championship, celebrate the biggest season of your career—and then learn that your entire professional future may be changing?
In the first Day in the Life episode of the new season, Olympic gold medalist and Walter Cup champion Hayley Scamurra joins Lee Elias and Mike Bonelli to discuss her next major chapter: signing a three-year agreement with the PWHL’s new Las Vegas expansion team.
Hayley takes listeners inside a fast-moving expansion process filled with complicated rules, major career decisions, emotional goodbyes, and exciting new possibilities. She explains why Las Vegas felt like the right opportunity, how her relationship with general manager Domi DiMaggio and head coach Kim Weiss came full circle, and why she is ready to take on a more visible leadership role.
The conversation also explores the realities of professional women’s hockey—from public salary information and cross-country moves to offseason training, adapting to a new market, and helping younger players learn what it truly means to become a professional.
Most importantly, Hayley shares an encouraging reminder for every young athlete navigating change: the next part of your journey may be opening a door you cannot see yet.
In this episode:
🏆 Hayley reflects on winning the Walter Cup and celebrating with family
🎰 Why she signed a three-year deal with the Las Vegas expansion team
📋 How the PWHL expansion and player-selection process worked
💔 The mixed emotions of leaving a Montreal organization she loved
📈 How Hayley’s championship season increased her confidence and value
🤝 Why relationships and first impressions matter throughout a hockey career
🏒 Her vision for mentoring rookies and building a strong team culture
💰 Hayley’s perspective on salary transparency in professional women’s hockey
☀️ The excitement—and logistics—of moving to Las Vegas
💪 How she knew her body and mind were ready to begin training again
❤️ The role Nick Stoop and Hayley’s family play in supporting her career
🎯 Why she is staying present before setting her next major goal
Whether you are a young player facing a new team, a parent helping an athlete navigate uncertainty, or a fan following the continued growth of professional women’s hockey, this episode offers an honest look at change, leadership, resilience, and opportunity.
Subscribe to Our Girls Play Hockey and follow Hayley’s journey as she helps build a new PWHL organization from the ground up.
📖 Want a written version you can reference anytime? Check out our companion blog: Hayley Scamurra’s Next Chapter: Leadership, Change, and Building Something New in Las Vegas
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