IW Magazine

All signs point to San Jose officially entering the #PWHL on Tuesday, May 19. Stay tuned.

Welcome to the #PWHL, Las Vegas and Hamilton. Sources say it’s now official.

All indications are the Vegas #PWHL team will call T-Mobile Arena home. San Jose’s expansion team will play out of SAP Center, with an official announcement expected next week, sources tell IW.

As we reported last week, Las Vegas and Hamilton are entering the #PWHL. Announcements are now set for tomorrow afternoon at T-Mobile Arena and Thursday morning at TD Coliseum. San Jose is to follow.

Vegas is entering the #PWHL, with an announcement coming tomorrow.

Per sources, the several Victoire players are suffering from the norovirus. A formal announcement is pending by the #PWHL.

Further to our initial report, which also notes Las Vegas being a frontrunner as the 4th expansion club, sources tell us Hamilton, San Jose and Vegas are expected to be introduced into the #PWHL starting next week.

Breaking News: IW has learned the PWHL will be expanding to Hamilton, ON, and San Jose, CA. theicewarriors.ca/hamilton-s…

Since Wednesday’s #PWHL announcement, Detroit has received over 4,500 season ticket deposits.

Per IW sources, Hamilton is finalizing a deal with the PWHL to become one of its next expansion franchises. San Jose and Las Vegas are among the other potential cities in the race. theicewarriors.ca/sources-ha…

Today was a big day in the #PWHL, as the League welcomed Detroit as its 9th franchise — with more to come! theicewarriors.ca/detroit-of…

In addition to adding an expansion team in Detroit for the 2026-27 #PWHL season, IW has learned the League will add a total of 4 expansion teams (3 more) in the same season, as opposed to a staggered process, as some have reported.

As part of Wednesday’s anticipated #PWHL expansion announcement in Detroit, there is an expectation that the PWHL Awards and PWHL Draft will also take place in Detroit on June 16 & 17.