Pretty much the best thing that came out of the Toronto Furies 2017-18 season was the Erin Ambrose trade. One-season GM Nicole Latreille swapped the centralized defender to Montréal for a haul of picks that will benefit Toronto through the 2020 draft.
Which is to say, the Furies and their fans are looking to put last season in the rearview mirror, and have every reason to expect that 2018-19 will be a lot more fun.
The first changes came to the front office, with veteran goalie Sami Jo Small moving into the GM role and defender Courtney Kessel (formerly Birchard) becoming one of two female head coaches in the CWHL this season.