Vancouver’s inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League team has already signed some big names: this week, the team signed Surrey’s Jenn Gardiner, all-star defenders Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques,

Forward Sarah Nurse is expected to sign with PWHL Vancouver, a source briefed on the situation told . The league’s expansion rules allow players in Nurse’s position — as well as unrestricted free agents — to negotiate with either of the new franchises in Seattle and Vancouver during a five-day signing window that opened on Wednesday morning.

New PWHL team Vancouver opened the expansion signing period by adding Minnesota Frost teammates Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques.