Charge acquire Michela Cava, Emma Greco and Brooke McQuigge from the Goldeneyes for Mannon McMahon, Anna Meixner and Anna Shokhina
NEW YORK AND TORONTO (Jan. 18, 2026) – The Ottawa Charge and Vancouver Goldeneyes completed a trade Sunday involving six players with each team acquiring three players in the deal. The Charge acquired forwards Michela Cava and Brooke McQuigge along with defender Emma Greco from the Goldeneyes in exchange for forwards Mannon McMahon, Anna Meixner and Anna Shokhina. The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) trade deadline is March 30.
“Michela Cava is a proven winner as part of the Minnesota Frost for the last two seasons,” said Charge General Manager Mike Hirshfeld. “She will bring goal scoring ability to our organization. We got to know her game extremely well from the PWHL Walter Cup Finals last season and we’re looking forward to adding her grit and compete to our group.”
“Emma Greco is an experienced defender who will bring defensive stability and toughness to our blue line,” added Hirshfeld. “Like the other two players in this trade, she has championship experience from her first season in the PWHL, and we are excited to add that to our locker room.”
“As for Brooke McQuigge, she is a versatile player who can play both wing and center,” said Hirshfeld. “She had a strong rookie season, helping her team win the Walter Cup. She has strong offensive abilities scoring eight goals last season. She originates from the Ottawa area and we are excited to have another local player in our organization. Her sister, Rachel, played goaltender for the Charge in our inaugural season.”
“Mannon McMahon can play all 200 feet, adding energy on the forecheck but also possessing great playmaking ability. Anna Meixner plays with grit and has a hard nose for the net. Anna Shokhina has really high-end skill and is an offensive shooting threat who can score goals,” said Goldeneyes General Manager Cara Gardner Morey. “These players will make an impact at both ends of the ice. We want to compete with grit and speed, and these players embody those qualities and fit the way we want to play. We believe this move will strengthen our group both on and off the ice as we continue our inaugural season. We’re excited to welcome these three to Vancouver.”
All three players acquired by Ottawa have won a Walter Cup title as members of the Minnesota Frost. Cava, a 31-year-old from Thunder Bay, ON, joins the Charge with 32 points (15G, 17A) in 67 career regular-season games, including one goal and four assists in 13 games this season with Vancouver. She spent the first two seasons of her PWHL career with Minnesota where she captured back-to-back titles. Greco was a member of Minnesota’s inaugural season championship team before spending the 2024-25 campaign with Boston. The 30-year-old defender from Burlington, ON, has three assists in 63 career regular-season games. McQuigge won the Walter Cup as a rookie last season after being selected by the Frost in the fourth round of the 2024 PWHL Draft. The 25-year-old from Bowmanville, ON, tallied 15 points (8G, 7A) in 29 games last season and has one assist through 13 games this season with the Goldeneyes. Both Cava and Greco are on multi-year contracts signed through the 2026-27 season.
Vancouver’s three new players have spent their entire PWHL careers in Ottawa as entry draft picks by the Charge. McMahon is a 24-year-old from Maple Grove, MN, who joins Vancouver with 10 points (5G, 5A) in 43 career regular-season games. The fifth-round pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft has one goal and one assist in 13 games this season. Meixner was selected in the sixth round of the 2024 draft and has two goals in 13 games this season to bring her career total to four points (3G, 1A) in 41 career games. The 31-year-old hails from Austria and has represented her country internationally at the senior level for more than a decade. Shokhina was a second-round pick in last June’s draft and has one goal and three assists in her first 12 career PWHL games. The 28-year-old Russian is a three-time Olympian who competed in 2014, 2018 and 2022. All three players are signed through the current 2025-26 season.
Ottawa’s next game is Tuesday night on the road against the New York Sirens at 7 p.m. ET at Prudential Center. Vancouver returns to action on Thursday night at home against the Toronto Sceptres at 7 p.m. PT at Pacific Coliseum.