PWHL announces Vancouver as its first expansion franchise
Part of that evaluation process included the nine-city Takeover Tour, as existing teams played games at large venues in non-PWHL markets around the U.S. and Canada throughout the regular season.
A Takeover Tour game in Vancouver drew a sellout crowd of 19,038 — the fourth-largest turnout for a league game.
The announcement marks the league's first move westward, as the original six teams include five in the Northeast — Boston, New York, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto — and one in Minnesota.
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Seattle, also the site of a Takeover Tour game this season, is being considered for the league's eighth team, according to the Associated Press. The league has other candidates for expansion if discussions break down with officials in Seattle, according to the AP.
The Seattle game between Boston and Montreal on Jan. 5 drew 12,608 fans to Climate Pledge Arena, home of the NHL's Seattle Kraken.
The Boston Fleet sit third in the PWHL standings with three games remaining in the regular season. They are just two points ahead of fifth-place Minnesota; the top four teams make the playoffs.
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