PWHL Expansion Announced, Fans Excited

0:00It's April 5th, from game day to every day. This is NHL News Today, powered by AI. The professional women's hockey league is on the verge of expanding, with big hints from Stan Kasten, the Dodgers president and league advisory board. Remember, he dropped the news during a press conference before a massive sellout at Madison Square Garden on April 4th, where the New York sirens faced thee. Seattle Torrent in front of 18,000 6pans, the new record for women's hockey attendance in the U.S. Game capped off a hot streak fueled by the U.S. women's team gold medal win over Canada. Two to one and over time at the Milano Cortina, 20, 26 Winter Olympics. The buzz has been building ever since, turning heads and packing arenas like never before. Fans and celebs filled the garden with electric energy, roaring cheers and standing ovation that had everyone hyped. Cities across the map are now lining up, eager to claim their own P.W.H.L. squad and ride this wave of excitement.

1:00Right now, the league rocks eight teams, Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Montreal Victoir, New York sirens, Ottawa Charge, Seattle Torrent Toronto, Sceptors, and Vancouver Golden Ice. They last grew in April 2025, adding Seattle a climate pledgerina and Vancouver as the first expansion since launching on January 1st, 2024. Hilary Knight, Seattle's captain and the all-time top U.S. score lit up the ice fresh off injury reserve, signaling even brighter days ahead is more. Markets gear up to join the action.