<p>The PWHL’s newest Canadian team has added two more pieces to an already stacked blue line. </p>



<p><a href="https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/june/17/pwhl-vancouver-signs-defenders-mellissa-channell-watkins-and-emma-greco">PWHL Vancouver announced Tuesday</a> the team had signed defenders Emma Greco and Mellissa Channell-Watkins. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WELCOME OUT WEST, MCW! 💪</p>
<p>Defender Mellissa Channell-Watkins has signed a one-year Standard Player Agreement!<br>📰 <a href="https://t.co/tt8ezjphoj">https://t.co/tt8ezjphoj</a> <a href="https://t.co/y95F5nbzDt">pic.twitter.com/y95F5nbzDt</a></p>
<p>— PWHL Vancouver (@PWHL__Vancouver) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWHL__Vancouver/status/1935106144701415546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Channell-Watkins, who spent the last two seasons with the Minnesota Frost and won two Walter Cup championships during that time, signed a one-year deal. </p>



<p>“Mellissa is a proven veteran defender who can play against this league’s top talent,” PWHL Vancouver General Manager Cara Gardner Morey <a href="https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/june/17/pwhl-vancouver-signs-defenders-mellissa-channell-watkins-and-emma-greco">said in a team statement</a>. “She is a fierce competitor who is not afraid to play physical in all situations.” </p>



<p>“It’s an honor to join PWHL Vancouver,” said Channell-Watkins. “The opportunity to be part of this new organization and to help grow the visibility and viability of the women’s professional game means a lot to me.” </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="162"></div>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’ve got Greco! 🗣️</p>
<p>Defender Emma Greco has signed a two-year Standard Player Agreement.<br>📰 <a href="https://t.co/tt8ezjoJyL">https://t.co/tt8ezjoJyL</a> <a href="https://t.co/BFdlea4ZvD">pic.twitter.com/BFdlea4ZvD</a></p>
<p>— PWHL Vancouver (@PWHL__Vancouver) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWHL__Vancouver/status/1935105173501714433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>As for Greco, who won a Walter Cup with Minnesota in 2024 and spent the 2024-25 season with the Boston Fleet, signed a two-year deal through the 2026-27 season. </p>



<p>“We are equally thrilled to add another experienced veteran in Emma to our world-class D-corps,” Gardner Morey said. “Emma plays a confident and tough defensive game on the back end with the vision and ability to move the puck up ice quickly.”</p>



<p>“I am so honoured and grateful to be signing in Vancouver for the next two seasons,” said Greco. “It’s a beautiful city that I hold close to my heart so I can’t be more excited to get things started on the West Coast!”</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="140"></div>



<p>Earlier in the day, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/pwhl-vancouver-signs-michela-cava-to-two-year-contract">PWHL Vancouver signed Michaela Cava</a> to a two-year contract. </p>
