Detroit's Britta Curl-Salemme will miss the PWHL season after announcing her pregnancy. The U.S. Olympian and PWHL Detroit forward posted the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of herself and husband Andrew next to an oven with a bun on the top rack. PWHL Detroit general manager Manon Rheaume congratulated the couple, stating they will miss Britta in the lineup but are happy for their new chapter.
It is the first child for the pair, married in 2024, who were athletes at the University of Wisconsin. Curl-Salemme joins Minnesota Frost captain Kendall Coyne Schofield, who announced her own pregnancy last week. Curl-Salemme spent her first two PWHL seasons with Minnesota, winning the 2025 Walter Cup championship in her rookie year.
In June, she signed a three-year contract with Detroit during the league's expansion process. The 26-year-old from Bismarck, North Dakota, finished third in the league last season with 29 points, including a single-season record of 18 assists. She recorded a goal and five assists in her Olympic debut in February and has won two gold and two silver medals in world championship play.
Though she attended pre-tournament camp in Michigan, she was left off the roster for the world championship tournament opening in Denmark.
Source: ESPN NHL · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing