PWHL Increasing to Vancouver.
The Skilled Ladies’s Hockey League formally introduced Wednesday that Vancouver will be a part of because the league’s seventh franchise, and that the growth membership will debut within the 2025-26 season.
Vancouver’s major shade might be “pacific blue,” with its secondary shade being cream. Particulars about an growth draft and the way Vancouver might be built-in into the 2025 PWHL Draft on June 24 might be introduced within the coming weeks.
The staff will play its dwelling video games on the Pacific Coliseum, which is positioned on the property of the Pacific Nationwide Exhibition, and the follow facility might be positioned on the PNE Agrodome. The league stated each services will bear “complete upgrades” to the locker rooms and coaching services.
The PWHL launched in 2024 with six golf equipment, and Vancouver’s addition represents the beginning of westward growth. The constitution groups are the Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Montreal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Cost and Toronto Sceptres.
The PWHL held what it known as a Takeover Tour, with video games being performed in 9 non-league cities all through North America. The very best turnout got here in January when the league hosted a recreation in Vancouver with practically 19,000 followers readily available. A cease in Seattle attracted greater than 12,000 individuals — a constructive signal ought to the PWHL need to put two groups within the Pacific Northwest.
“This can be a historic day for our league, our followers, our athletes, and our sport,” Amy Scheer, PWHL Government Vice President of Enterprise Operations, stated in an announcement. “Vancouver is a vibrant metropolis with a deep love for the sport — as we noticed firsthand through the PWHL Takeover Tour earlier this season.
“Increasing to Vancouver displays the rising momentum behind the league and the unbelievable ardour of our fanbase since launching in January 2024. We’re proud to deliver the PWHL to the West Coast and supply extra followers with the chance to expertise stay one of the best ladies’s hockey gamers on the earth.”
The PWHL is owned by Mark Walter, proprietor of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and his spouse, Kimbra.
–Area Stage Media