Top Three Moments of 2025–26: Ottawa Charge

Originally posted on PDubHockey | By Arin Klein | Last updated Jul 10, 2026 2:42 PM ET

The Ottawa Charge supply us with no shortage of highlights, whether it’s their constant overtime heroics, Gwyneth Philips’s memeable moments, or fun off-ice antics.

Here are three of the top moments from the 2025–26 season.

Moment #3: Fanuza Kadirova hairstyle × 26

Fanuza Kadirova was a fan-favourite from the start. For her birthday, all of her teammates imitated her iconic hairstyle at practice. No one can do it quite like the original, though.

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Moment #2: Gwyneth Philips’s stick save

Sceptres fans thought this was a guaranteed goal. Colour commentator Cheryl Pounder couldn’t believe it. But Gwyneth Philips made arguably the save of the season on December 4, 2025.

@bardown
This save from Gwyneth Philips in the Ottawa Charge game was just ABSURD
♬ original sound – BarDown

Moment #1: Game 3 of the Walter Cup finals

On May 18, 2026, the Ottawa Charge set a PWHL record for the highest attendance at a playoff game. A total of 16,894 fans attended the game at the Canadian Tire Centre.

The Charge had their season on the line this game—Montréal was up 2–0 in the series, so a loss would mean it was over. But this team has specialized in late-game comebacks over the last two seasons. Down 1–0 and with 5:30 left to go in the third, Peyton Hemp tied it up. Then, with just under a minute left, hometown hero Rebecca Leslie potted the game-winning goal to push the series to Game 4.

@thepwhlofficial
CHARGE HOLD STRONG The @pwhl_charge battle back in the third period with goals from Peyton Hemp and Rebecca Leslie for a 2-1 win in Game 3! #pwhl #hockey #goal #ottawa
♬ original sound – The PWHL – The PWHL