The PWHL is only weeks away from hitting the road for a barnstorming tour across North America, which will prompt even more intrigue and speculation around expansion.
The league will play nine regular-season, neutral-site games as part of the PWHL Takeover Tour, which begins Jan. 5 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The final stop on the tour will be March 29 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis — home of the St. Louis Blues.
“We’re really looking forward to the neutral-site game and learning more about how our market responds,” said Chris Zimmerman, the St. Louis Blues CEO of business operations. “The launch last year of the PWHL and bringing together women’s hockey under one professional league, these are all things that we completely endorse and believe in.”
The PWHL, now in its second season, has teams in Toronto, Montreal, Minnesota, Ottawa, New York and Boston. After a record-breaking inaugural year, the league is already preparing to add up to two teams, potentially as early as the 2025-26 season. League officials have been tight-lipped about where teams could land but will be examining everything from market size, the fan base, youth hockey participation, facilities and the economic opportunities in each market.
“It’s about finding the best market, the…
