Jayna Hefford confident in talent pool for PWHL's four expansion teams

Jayna Hefford confident in talent pool for PWHL's 4 expansion teams

Professional Women'd Hockey League leaders believe talent pool is up to the task of filling four new teams next season and maintaining a high level of play.

Jayna Hefford confident in talent pool for PWHL's four expansion teams

Professional Women's Hockey League leaders believe the talent pool is up to the task of filling four new teams next season and maintaining a high level of play.

Crash Course On PWHL Expansion: Cities Line Up To Join Rapidly Growing League

The PWHL has doubled the number of teams since starting as a six-team loop in 2023.Heading into this season, the PWHL added teams in Seattle and Vancouver. In the midst of the 2026 Walter Cup playoffs, the top women's hockey league has grown again, announcing expansion to Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and San Jose. That brings the league up to 12 teams for the 2026-27 campaign.Some believe such rapid expansion is risky, but by every metric, wheth…

Arena conflicts reportedly keeping the PWHL out of Edmonton

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is in the process of expanding from eight teams to twelve. On Wednesday, the league announced that Detroit was going to be the next city to have a team, and on Wednesday this week, Hamilton and Las Vegas were named the most recent additions. The extension to Hamilton is…