Toronto and Montreal to face off in PWHL game in Vancouver

Vancouver hockey fans volition get their archetypal accidental to drawback a nonrecreational women’s hockey crippled connected location crystal successful January.

On Monday, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) announced the Toronto Scepters and Montreal Victoire volition look disconnected astatine Rogers Arena connected Wednesday, Jan. 8.

The matchup is portion of the league’s “Takeover Tour,” which volition spot the PWHL signifier 9 regular play games astatine neutral sites arsenic it seeks to physique involvement successful the fledgling league.

B.C. fans who don’t caput a small question tin besides drawback the Montreal Victorie astatine Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, wherever they volition instrumentality connected the Boston Fleet connected Sunday, Jan. 5

Other Takeover Tour games volition beryllium staged successful Denver, Quebec City, Buffalo, Raleigh, Detroit and St. Louis.

“Bringing PWHL games to fans crossed some countries is simply a earthy adjacent measurement arsenic we proceed gathering our audience,” PWHL elder vice-president of concern operations Amy Scheer said successful a media release.

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“When exploring imaginable locations for a PWHL game, the enthusiasm from cities anxious to prosecute with our League was incredibly encouraging. The PWHL Takeover Tour lets america showcase our crippled and exceptional athletes crossed a wider North American footprint — an breathtaking infinitesimal for our players and an important determination for our concern arsenic we see expansion.”

The PWHL is considering plans to grow by arsenic galore arsenic 2 teams for the 2025-2026 season, though the league has not tipped its manus arsenic to which markets are the frontrunners for a caller franchise.

The caller league opens its 2nd play connected Nov. 30, pursuing a palmy archetypal run that generated plentifulness of buzz.

Presale for the takeover crippled tickets launches connected Thursday, with wide income opening astatine 10 a.m. connected Friday.