MONTRÉAL (March 23, 2026) – The Montréal Victoire announced on Monday that the club has signed defender Nadia Mattivi to a Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement, and that captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been placed on long-term injured reserve (LTIR).
Mattivi (5’10”) represented Italy at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, serving as team captain and recording two assists in five games. The 25-year-old blueliner is coming off her second professional season with Luleå HF in the SDHL in Sweden, where she posted five goals and 18 assists in 22 regular-season games. She added three goals and three assists in six playoff contests.
“Nadia is coming off an excellent season in Sweden and also performed very well at Milano-Cortina, and we are happy to have her join our team,” said Victoire General Manager Danièle Sauvageau, who knows the newcomer well as general manager of the Italian National Women’s Team.
During the 2024–25 season, Mattivi was named SDHL Defender of the Year after recording three goals and 24 assists in 34 games. She played her collegiate hockey with the Boston University Terriers, the alma mater of Poulin. She spent five seasons at BU, including four alongside Victoire rookie defender Tamara Giaquinto. In 141 career games with the Terriers, Mattivi tallied 17 goals and 46 assists for 63 points. She was named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team in each of her five seasons.
Mattivi has joined join her new teammates in Minnesota, as the team prepares to face the Frost on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET at Grand Casino Arena.
Meanwhile, Poulin has been placed on LTIR retroactive to Mar. 15, the date she suffered a lower-body injury during a game against the Boston Fleet at Place Bell. She could be eligible to return to the lineup on April 5.