PWHL Announces All Expansion Protections Ahead Of Phase 2
The PWHL's eight existing teams have finalized their protections ahead of Phase 2 of expansion. During Phase 2, the four new teams will have the opportunity to sign or select five players from across the league, including one to a binding Expansion Franchise Offer, while also making a second non-binding Foundational Player Offer.
PWHL announces new expansion franchises are coming to Las Vegas and Hamilton, Ontario
The Professional Women's Hockey League announces two new expansion teams in Hamilton, Ontario, and Las Vegas, set to begin play next season.
How San Jose landed a PWHL expansion team, and how the Sharks were involved
SAN JOSE – Jonathan Becher watched Olympic gold-medal-winning hockey player Kendall Coyne Schofield become the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Game’s skills competition at SAP Center in 2019.
Muller leaves Boston and Gosling leaves Montreal to sign with PWHL expansion team in Hamilton
Four-time Olympian Alina Muller of Switzerland is leaving behind her college and pro hockey career in Boston by signing a three-year contract with the PWHL’s expansion team in Hamilton,
East Bay Times
San Jose expected to receive PWHL expansion team, per report
First soccer, then basketball and now hockey? It appears the Bay Area will be home to a new professional women’s sports team as San Jose reportedly is one of two more cities expected to receive expansion franchises in the three-year-old Professional ...
Yardbarker
PWHL Announces Expansion to San Jose
On Tuesday, May 19, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) held a press conference in San Jose to announce that the league’s 12th team will play in the California city. This marks the fourth team to join the PWHL for the 2026-27 season, and the ...