As a top player for the United States, Amanda was drafted into the PWHL for Montreal last season, but she did not dress for any games, opting to pursue an executive role with the Penguins. Kessel ...

Amanda Kessel will not play in the PWHL this season after she was promoted to the Pittsburgh Penguins' Manager of Minor League Operations and assistant GM of the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.