PWHL selects Vancouver as 1st expansion franchise, 2nd city to be determined

Hilary Knight's Not Rested, But She Is Ready

The PWHL season resumes on Saturday after a three-week international break for the Women’s World Championship in Czechia. In the absence of play, there has still been some action: The league announced plans to expand to Vancouver next season, at a press conference this week. But people around the PWHL have come to question the breaks, which accommodate an international tournament schedule designed before the league existed. “It's a long three we…

After 15 years of talk, the Canucks still don't have a practice rink

Canucks presdient Jim Rutherford admitted this week the practice rink search could take years yet.

Professional Women's Hockey League Announces First Expansion Team Is headed To Vancouver

The Professional Women's Hockey League is in just its second season, and it's prepared to move beyond its own Original Six and has announced the league's first expansion city.That lucky town? Vancouver, British Columbia.From its inception, the league has fielded six teams with clubs in Minnesota, Boston, New York, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. The league announced this week that the seventh PWHL franchise is headed to Western Canada."This is a h…

Long before PWHL expansion, the Vancouver Griffins were the city's 1st women's pro hockey team

The Vancouver Griffins played in the National Women's Hockey League from 2000 to 2003. The owner of the short-lived franchise is glad to hear that pro women's hockey is returning to the city.

Six-team PWHL selects Vancouver as its 1st expansion franchise with 2nd city to be determined

The PWHL is heading west by selecting Vancouver as its first expansion franchise as part of the six-team league’s objective to broaden its reach across North America. And league executive Amy Scheer tells The Associated Press the PWHL expects to…

Six-team PWHL names Vancouver as first expansion selection

The PWHL is heading west by selecting Vancouver as its first expansion franchise on Wednesday as part of the six-team league's objective to broaden its reach across North America.