The Professional Women’s Hockey League will expand to Seattle, with the team set to debut in time for the 2025-26 season, the league announced Wednesday.
The team, which will go by PWHL Seattle until an official name is unveiled, will play at Climate Pledge Arena, home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, and train at the Kraken Community Iceplex.
Seattle is the PWHL’s second expansion team after the announcement of Vancouver last week, and the league’s eighth franchise, with the original six markets in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Boston, New York and Minnesota. The team will join the league’s single-entity ownership structure under The Walter Group.
“We are so thrilled to be unveiling a team here today,” executive vice president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford told The Athletic. “Being here for the Takeover Tour game, there was an amazing energy in the building. Climate Pledge Arena is a best-in-class facility. The Kraken have been amazing partners. … And we know this is a community that loves women’s sports.”
According to the league’s press release, the Seattle team’s primary color will be emerald green, with cream as its secondary color. Details regarding a PWHL expansion draft, and how Seattle (and Vancouver) will be integrated into the 2025 PWHL Draft,…
