The PWHL could be looking to add two teams for its third season of play.
The league is starting a request for proposal process with the hope of growing to eight teams, from the current six, as soon as the 2025-26 season, Sportico‘s Eben Novy-Williams reported Tuesday.
Amy Scheer, the PWHL’s senior vice-president of business operations, confirmed in the report that the league is looking for markets to send in proposals.
The PWHL will continue to operate as a single-entity league, without individual owners.
Therefore, no expansion fees will be charged. Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter is the league’s primary owner.
Scheer said proposals could be from arenas, city governments or individuals with a venue plan.
“Expansion is the first question we get asked, at every event we’re at,” Scheer told Sportico. “It just seems like the right time to look into it. And I think, once we have these conversations and understand what the real interest is, we’ll understand if this is the right time or not. But it was the right time to put the word out.”
Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Boston, New York and Minnesota are set to begin the league’s second season next month.
Quebec City reportedly will host a neutral-site game between Montreal and Ottawa in January and is looking for an expansion opportunity.
Detroit and Pittsburgh staged neutral-site games last season.
