PWHL lays out expansion team selection changes ahead of 2026-27 season
The PWHL has officially announced the roster-building process for its four new expansion teams in Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and San Jose. As The Athletic reported earlier this month, the league will not have a traditional expansion draft,
Hilary Knight is heading to Detroit in PWHL sign-and-trade deal with Las Vegas
Hilary is officially headed to Hockeytown. With the PWHL's trade freeze lifting on Tuesday, the league announced five-time U.S. Olympian Hilary Knight's trade to Detroit as part of a sign-and-trade agreement reached with fellow expansion team Las Vegas last week.
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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. While the event itself was historic, Becher ...
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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 ...
PWHl Announces Protections For Eight Existing Teams
The PWHL has unveiled the final three protections for each of the league’s eight existing teams heading into the final phases of the PWHL expansion player distribution process. This round of protections completes Phase 3 of the league’s six-phase process.