The PWHL Is Coming to Las Vegas and Hamilton, and Seattle's Already Part of the Story
The Professional Women's Hockey League just dropped a bomb: Las Vegas and Hamilton, Ontario are the next two expansion cities. An official announcement for Las Vegas is expected Wednesday, per The Athletic, with Hamilton's official reveal coming Thursday, according to Hockey News. This is huge for women's hockey, and it's a reminder that Seattle is already in on the ground floor of this thing.
The PWHL Is on a Mission to Grow
The league kicked off in January 2024 with six teams, then added Seattle and Vancouver for the current season. Now Detroit is locked in for the 2026-27 season, and there could be as many as three more teams joining after that. Las Vegas and Hamilton reportedly getting the nod means the league is moving fast. San Jose, California is reportedly the next potential landing spot, per The Athletic.
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Why Las Vegas and Hamilton Are the Right Moves
Las Vegas has become a magnet for pro sports over the last decade. The city had zero pro teams until the NHL handed the Vegas Golden Knights an expansion franchise in 2017. Since then, the WNBA's Aces relocated there from San Antonio in 2018, the NFL's Raiders moved from Oakland to Vegas in 2020, and MLB's Athletics are building a new stadium and heading to Vegas in 2028. The NBA is even considering Las Vegas for future expansion. This is a city that gets it.
Hamilton is no joke either. In January, a PWHL game between Toronto and Seattle at TD Coliseum drew 16,012 fans. That kind of turnout tells you the market is hungry for women's hockey.
The Kraken already proved Seattle can support the PWHL. Now watch the league keep expanding into markets that actually show up.
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