US EditionPWHL considers options including relocating Ottawa Charge over plans to cut seating capacity
The Professional Women’s Hockey League considers relocating the Ottawa Charge due to a planned 2,000-seat reduction at Lansdowne Park, conflicting with the team’s nearly 7,000 average attendance.
- The league is exploring relocating the Ottawa Charge after the arena's seating capacity is reduced by about 2,000, Scheer said Tuesday.
- Ottawa city council voted 15-10 to approve a $419 million Lansdowne Park renovation that reduces seating from 8,500 to 6,600 this year through 2033.
- Scheer said the Charge averaged nearly 7,000 fans, criticizing the 5,500-seat plan as inadequate and claiming the league was blindsided by city officials.
- Among options, the Charge could play at the Senators' home outside downtown while talks with city officials continue with no decision deadline, and council included an amendment to keep the Charge in Ottawa.
- The PWHL opens its third season on Friday amid expansion after growing to eight teams and planning to add between two and four more for Season 4, with a broadcast schedule reaching 96 million homes and a 55% first-day ticket volume increase.
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PWHL considers options including relocating Ottawa Charge over plans to cut seating capacity
The Professional Women’s Hockey League is exploring options including the possibility of relocating the Ottawa Charge following the city’s plan to reduce the team's current home’s seating capacity by about 2,000 during a renovation.
Charge future in Ottawa uncertain as PWHL season gets underway
Local PWHL fans have something to worry about, just as the league’s third season is about to get underway. The Ottawa Charge is sounding the alarm after city council approved the Lansdowne 2.0 plan. The move cuts their home rink from 8,500 seats down to about 6,600-a big blow for a team averaging nearly 7,000 fans and climbing. League officials call it a ‘huge step back,’ saying they won’t play in a downsized arena. Relocation is even on the tab…
The Lansdowne 2.0 project revives the issues surrounding the future of the Ottawa Charge. Among the scenarios envisaged, a possible move of the team is no longer excluded, while the new arena planned for 2028 would not meet the requirements of the Women's Hockey Professional League (FHL). The observation is shared as much by the leaders of the Charge as by those of the league. The new building, which would replace the current infrastructure at T…
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