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PWHL chooses Vancouver as 1st expansion city with 2nd market to be determined: reports

PWHL chooses Vancouver as 1st expansion city with 2nd market to be determined: reports

CBC
Saturday, April 19, 2025 7:10 AM GMT

 

The PWHL's first expansion team will be based in Vancouver with an announcement scheduled for next week, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league has not revealed its plans. The Province newspaper in Vancouver first reported the city being selected for PWHL expansion.

On hold for now is the league announcing a second expansion city, with Seattle being considered, the person said. The league has other candidates for expansion if discussions break down with officials in Seattle, the person added.

The Vancouver expansion announcement is expected to be made Wednesday, with media invited to attend a press conference billed as being an "historic announcement for sport in Vancouver and British Columbia." The new team is expected to be based out of the Pacific Coliseum, the former home of the NHL Canucks.

The PWHL declined to verify any details by saying: "We're continuing to finalize decisions related to expansion and look forward to sharing more details soon."

The six-team league is in the midst of completing its second season and has spent the past six months evaluating more than 20 markets for the potential to expand by as many as two franchises.

The decision to select Vancouver meets several key criteria for the women's pro league founded by Dodgers owner Mark Walter, who serves as the PWHL's financial backer, and tennis icon Billie Jean King in June 2023.

Aside from being a large market, the region has a growing girls' hockey base, which was evident in January, when a PWHL neutral site game in Vancouver drew a sellout crowd of 19,038 — the fourth-largest turnout for a league game.

Geography also plays a factor with the league seeking to broaden its reach across North America. The league currently has five teams — New York, Boston, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto — based in the northeast, and one in St. Paul, Minnesota.

PWHL officials have privately expressed concern of a start-up pro women's league being launched on the west coast.

Adding an expansion team in Seattle would make the most sense in part because of its proximity to Vancouver, while also already home to two pro women's teams, the WNBA Storm and NWSL Reign FC. The PWHL's neutral site game in Seattle in January drew a crowd of 12,608.

Other potential markets include Denver, Detroit and Quebec City, though it's more likely the PWHL would desire a second expansion team based in the U.S.

The PWHL's nine-city Takeover Tour of neutral games this season drew 123,601 fans in helping the league top the 1 million mark in attendance last month.

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