The Professional Women's Hockey League announced it will hold its 2024 entry draft in Minnesota in June, with an exact date and location yet to be announced.
Quebec City has already announced its intention of being a candidate for a PWHL expansion franchise next season. Calgary also could be an option with the city previously being home to the Inferno from 2011 to 2019. The six-team Professional Women's Hockey League is launching its expansion process with plans to add as many as two franchises for the start of the 2025-26 season.
" looking for the right market size, right fan base, right facilities, right economic opportunity so a lot of research to be done over the next couple months," Scheer said, without specifying which markets the league might be targeting. "But yeah, looking to continue to build the league and grow the number of teams."
In Canada, where the league has teams in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, Quebec City has already announced its intention of being a candidate for an expansion franchise. Calgary would be a potential option with the city previously being home to the Inferno from 2011 to 2019, before the Canadian Women's Hocky League folded.5 months agoThe league's inaugural season is done and the PWHL's 2024 draft has wrapped up. Now teams are preparing for next season.
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