Like the obvious choices are: - Vancouver - Winnipeg - Calgary/Edmonton If you wanted to expand into the states, I would go to the largest/most die hard markets: - Detroit - Los Angeles - not the best option but too big to ignore and if you put a team in Vancouver - you would need more Western teams - Philadelphia - Chicago Original Six: - Toronto - Ottawa - Montreal - Boston - New York - Minneapolis Expansion: - Vancouver - Calgary - Winnipeg - Los Angeles - Chicago - Philadelphia
I think there's a reason there aren't West Coast teams already...largely due to travel costs. The fact Minnesota made the cut actually surprised me. So, if they are going to keep it in the typical "Northeast" area, I would expand to: Canada: Quebec City Halifax USA: Philadelphia Chicago
I think Pittsburgh is going to get a team. Honestly Halifax would be nice, but it might be too small. Smallest PWHL market is Ottawa with 1.4 million people. Halifax would have less than 500,000 thousand.
Idea for a 20 team league in far future : East : Buffalo, Boston, Montreal, Ottawa, New York, DC, Toronto, Detroit or QC, Pittsburgh, Chicago West : Minnesota, St. Louis or KC, Denver, Seattle, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Vegas, LA or SF
Hamilton is doing some renovations to the arena, and as a result, lost both their OHL and CEBL teams. Not sure if they can be looked at right now. I think in Ontario, London, Ontario is much more likely, but I do think the next Canadian city will be Quebec City.
I think it would be smarter to expand to cities that don't arleady have nhl franchises. Quebec City, Halifax, Hamilton, etc. But you'll have to have enough quality players to put out a quality product, and i don't know how many pro level players they have to choose from.
0:42 I am watching this on the last day of the inaugural PWHL season and the standings are in the exact order except that Toronto is on top ahead of Montreal. I just find it funny that every other team is in the exact same spot just moved down one slot.
Keep up the great work Jesse! My favorite of the SDPN. I’m going to my first PWHL game next Sunday. Far more excited about it than I am about the NHL team in my city. Yes, I live in Ottawa lol.
I love the idea of an expansion. I've read that it's probably not going to happen until after next season, though. There is still a lot of work to finish for the league, like arena for the teams in smaller venues (like Toronto), and team names and logos. But eventually an expansion is going to be good for the league. There are players now in college that would love a chance to play professionally, and players overseas that may see how the league is doing and want to play here. But there aren't going to be a lot of openings unless they add more teams. The oldest player in the PWHL is 36 years old, compared to the oldest player in the NHL, who's 40. So I don't see many players retiring in the PWHL any time soon. Minnesota is, geographically, the farthest away from all the other teams, so I would like to see at least one (if not two) teams closer to them, like Chicago or Winnipeg. Either city would make a great regional rival for Minnesota. I remember growing up and watch the North Stars games, and the games against the Blackhawks were always the ones we really wanted to see.
Expansion 1 (8 teams): Pittsburgh, Chicago Expansion 2 (10 teams): Winnipeg, Detroit Expansion 3 (12 teams): Washington, and either St. Louis or Thunder Bay Western expansion (16 teams): Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, and either Portland or Edmonton Apologies to Buffalo.
seattle. end of story. the pacific northwest has been the growingest market for hockey based on usahockey memberships, the majority of the spike being women. my state in particular, idaho (not pacific northwest, nor midwest but on the crossroads of the kraken / VGK/avalanche market) has been a huge success story for women and kids playing hockey in the years leading up to the echl steelheads kelly cup final run last year.
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Quebec City and Hamilton/Kitchener/Waterloo. As they would probably split things into two divisions, this would make a Canadian and American division, keep things tight for travel. Quebec would likely support the heck out of a team to spite the NHL and besides, battle of Quebec. Southern Ontario would enjoy a "we're not Toronto" team, and I feel like Hamilton would be a better fit than Buffalo. Pittsburgh because of what you said, and Chicago for a big market (added bonus, they get to cheer a hockey team not run by Wirtz).
It feels like Quebec City could be primed to have a team before the Nordiques returns to the NHL. The arena is there, the City is ready and if the PWHL works there then it would only be more arguments towards bringing the Show back to the Capital. Otherwise, I would love to see teams in Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, Vancouver but I feel like they are focusing on the eastern side of North America in a way and that's okay because of traveling so I would also see a team in Florida, Buffalo would be nice, but perhaps not as one of the first 10 teams and I do see Washington being there because of the reasons Jesse mentioned and also because a ''Battle of the Capitals'' would be fun between WSH and OTT. If it were up to me, I'd have the expansion happen in a way that Canada and the US would have an equal amount of teams and the countries would be the ''Conferences'' at least for now until we have a big enough normal to have Divisions.
I wish QC all the luck in the world, but do they have a good answer when people say "you had the Nordiques and couldn't sustain them"? (I genuinely don't know - is the city a lot bigger/richer now, or anything?)
@@JasonFahy The city has grown in population and is richer but it's not equal or better than Montréal for sure. They are able to have amazing attendance with the Ramparts that is why I think a PWHL team would be a perfect fit. It would cost far less to operate than the Nordiques too.
6 is good for the first five years. afterwards you see where the league is. they havent even play 10 games yet and you're talking about expansion. thats not how you run a successful a business. you make sure the product is great and youve worked out the kinks and see if their is still demand after the novelty aspect is gone before you expand. the NHL spent 25 years with six teams before expanding!
Can the PWHL NOT follow NHL lead and actually schedule their league for International tournaments and orgabize or participate in a champions league with the best European clubs?
I would say the best choice would probably be a Wisconsin Team. They are top 3 in women's NCAA hockey, and it could create a rivalry team for Minnesota that is kind of on it's own out there with Toronto as the closest geographical city. It's also close enough that you could easily expand to Chicago, and create kind of a 'pseudo' western conference until the league is ready to actually expand out to the Vancouver's and the Seattle's. Then maybe look at a Detroit and Ohio team... or a Pitt/Philly and Baltimore/DC if they want to expand south.
Lol Pittsburg wanting a pro team, Quebec sitting their going... Oh you have an arena and want a pro hockey team... Honestly tho, PWHL should do what the NHL refused to do and put a team in Quebec. I do agree with Chicago, possibly Pittsburg... But Washington and Buffalo maybe later but maybe saint johns. if your expanding 2 Canadian teams 2 American teams.. Also you don't want to expand to fast and "water down" the product of a great thing. Also what makes it awsome is its affordable to see a game its great to see teams of little leauge girls and possible future players of the leauge showing up seeing they're stars and heros.
How could you ignore any expansion to Canada? Canadians already make up 57% of the PWHL players. The first expansion round should go to: Detroit and Chicago in the U.S. Quebec City and Winnipeg in Canada. Later on down the road they can add more. Likely move west.
If they are actually ever willing to go south with the league and teams, the first one they should go to I have to say, (I am bias as I live here but) is Vegas!!! We are THE Sun belt Hockey Town of the US!!! We would support our PWHL team above all others, (Sorry Raiders, Aces, and Athletics?) only 2nd to the Knights.
I'm all in on this league. Can't wait until TB gets a team. We have the best ownership group in the NHL, and don't share Amalie Arena with anyone, so there are plenty of dates open to share with another team.
I think adding two more teams make sense either this next season or the one after. For financial reasons I would keep it in the east so they can keep money saved for now. I want a western Canadian team but I get it does not make sense YET. My personal feeling add one in Canada and one in the USA. (Pittsburgh would be a good choice)
I think the league will sell the current franchises to new owners before looking at expansion. Long term I think it'll end up being a bad look for the league to own the teams and it'll inevitably lead to conspiracy theories about the league favouring certain teams and whatnot. That being said in the short term it is fantastic for the league to let the teams generate potential franchise value by selling tickets and tv/streaming deals before actually selling the teams. But I don't think there will be any expansion until all the current teams have new owners and then after that expansion will work like other leagues where the expansion team pays a fee to the league for the right to create a new team.
The focus on the USA is misguided. Canada should be the focus of this league. Québec, obviously, Winnipeg, then maybe Milwaukee and Chicago. I don't really know where they will draw in the states. The next phase could be Calgary, Edmonton, North Dakota, and Regina. Halifax is also a good choice. They should seriously consider non NHL markets.
In Australia, teams in the men's football league (AFL) expanded to have women's teams (AFLW) that wear the same jerseys and use the same logos and team names. The NHL could commit to supporting the PWHL in a similar manner. Would they? Should they? Is it even possible?
No, no, and unlikely, it's a different ownership group and in fairness they're at different stages of development - the PWHL should be its own entity that can forge its own identity.
Pittsburgh would be very receptive to a team. We love our penguins and have a competitive youth hockey scene. Plenty of local barns that are very nice that could host a PWHL season: RMU (D1) home barn, Printscape Arena (penguins former practice facility) and many more.
Such an opportunity to bring back some sanity to the game and its standings and not follow the stupidity of the NHL. Please get rid of 3 on 3, shoot outs and loser pts. So many columns in these standings. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️. How about a return to 2 (or 3) pts for a win, 1 for a tie , and absolutely zero for any type of loss. Make overtime 5 on 5 or 4 on 4 as a compromise, for a 10 min OT. if it’s a tie then so be it. Absolutely nothing wrong with ties. But rewarding losing is the downfall of the NHL and has created this false parity which is an absolute joke.
Jesse...bitchslap! Detroit as an expansion team. Women's hockey is big here. Lots of teams and leagues. They could sell out a 10,000 seat arena with season tickets.
What about Hartford CT? They have an arena and it would be a good rivalry between Boston and New York. And like Buffalo and the community aspect, Hartford has no other Pro teams and the area would totally support it.
Agreed, Hartford would be great except that the New York team already plays half their games in Bridgeport... I'd love to see the New York team play closer to the city, which would allow a CT team a bit more breathing room.
They will only expand to markets where there are a significant number of girls registered in hockey at all levels. It’s the best way to grow the game. Someone from California thought it was about having deep pockets! No, that’s not enough!
I would do expansion in 3 stages over the next decade to two decades for the PWHL. I like your picks but I think Washington DC makes the division’s a little wonky so I would pick Detroit. So then expansion one you can do West; Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto and Buffalo + East; Ottawa, Montreal, Boston, NY and Pittsburgh. Expansion two you do six teams out west to help with travel costs; Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, LA, SJ/SF and Denver. Expansion three you can really go anywhere to round up to 20 teams total. The cities I would pick are; Washington DC, Columbus, Dallas and Seattle.
I think Quebec and Halifax (maybe Hamilton) Saskatoon are also good options. For smaller leagues (as MLS has proved and where the WNBA historically had issues) the right market (one where there is infrastructure with women's/girl hockey) is more important than size. You could even do what the NHL won't and put another GTA team lol
@@kiroolioneaver8532 With the new rink coming soon for the Bulldogs in Hamilton, I think that would be a great location for another PWHL team. Halifax and even Sask would support the hell out of any pro team that comes there way.
NHL is not too interested in more Canadian teams and PWHL should do better than only adding US teams as per @JesseBlake suggestions. This is our national sport and Canadian teams should be prioritized first ! Screw Bettman !
Like the obvious choices are:
- Vancouver
- Winnipeg
- Calgary/Edmonton
If you wanted to expand into the states, I would go to the largest/most die hard markets:
- Detroit
- Los Angeles - not the best option but too big to ignore and if you put a team in Vancouver - you would need more Western teams
- Philadelphia
- Chicago
Original Six:
- Toronto
- Ottawa
- Montreal
- Boston
- New York
- Minneapolis
Expansion:
- Vancouver
- Calgary
- Winnipeg
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Philadelphia
I think there's a reason there aren't West Coast teams already...largely due to travel costs. The fact Minnesota made the cut actually surprised me. So, if they are going to keep it in the typical "Northeast" area, I would expand to:
Canada:
Quebec City
Halifax
USA:
Philadelphia
Chicago
I think Pittsburgh is going to get a team.
Honestly Halifax would be nice, but it might be too small.
Smallest PWHL market is Ottawa with 1.4 million people.
Halifax would have less than 500,000 thousand.
It would be really cool to see a Quebec team, if it really works out, maybe the NHL will have another look?
At this point if Quebec gets a pwhl team that would be a blessing. Such a perfect and legendary market but just no shot at a nhl team any time soon
Idea for a 20 team league in far future :
East : Buffalo, Boston, Montreal, Ottawa, New York, DC, Toronto, Detroit or QC, Pittsburgh, Chicago
West : Minnesota, St. Louis or KC, Denver, Seattle, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Vegas, LA or SF
Chicago, Detroit, Hamilton and Philly.
Detroit!!! Hockeytown
Hamilton is doing some renovations to the arena, and as a result, lost both their OHL and CEBL teams. Not sure if they can be looked at right now. I think in Ontario, London, Ontario is much more likely, but I do think the next Canadian city will be Quebec City.
I think it would be smarter to expand to cities that don't arleady have nhl franchises. Quebec City, Halifax, Hamilton, etc. But you'll have to have enough quality players to put out a quality product, and i don't know how many pro level players they have to choose from.
Yep even Kitchener-Waterloo potentially or London. Saskatoon as well.
0:42 I am watching this on the last day of the inaugural PWHL season and the standings are in the exact order except that Toronto is on top ahead of Montreal. I just find it funny that every other team is in the exact same spot just moved down one slot.
Keep up the great work Jesse! My favorite of the SDPN. I’m going to my first PWHL game next Sunday. Far more excited about it than I am about the NHL team in my city. Yes, I live in Ottawa lol.
Hahah thanks! Have fun
I've watched every game and am hooked
I love the idea of an expansion. I've read that it's probably not going to happen until after next season, though. There is still a lot of work to finish for the league, like arena for the teams in smaller venues (like Toronto), and team names and logos. But eventually an expansion is going to be good for the league. There are players now in college that would love a chance to play professionally, and players overseas that may see how the league is doing and want to play here. But there aren't going to be a lot of openings unless they add more teams. The oldest player in the PWHL is 36 years old, compared to the oldest player in the NHL, who's 40. So I don't see many players retiring in the PWHL any time soon.
Minnesota is, geographically, the farthest away from all the other teams, so I would like to see at least one (if not two) teams closer to them, like Chicago or Winnipeg. Either city would make a great regional rival for Minnesota. I remember growing up and watch the North Stars games, and the games against the Blackhawks were always the ones we really wanted to see.
Expansion 1 (8 teams): Pittsburgh, Chicago
Expansion 2 (10 teams): Winnipeg, Detroit
Expansion 3 (12 teams): Washington, and either St. Louis or Thunder Bay
Western expansion (16 teams): Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, and either Portland or Edmonton
Apologies to Buffalo.
Thunder Bay ? That's not ever gonna happen.
RIP Atlanta
Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
I would absolutely love to have a PW team in the Pittsburgh and would be jumping on board for tickets
Edmonton, Calgary, Winnepeg, somewhere in the Maritimes
Would buy season tickets for a DC/Baltimore team immediately if they came down here.
Whitehorse, Yukon, Vancouver, BC… Calgary Alta, Winnipeg or Saskatoon, Maritimes
Hartford,Buffalo, Philadelphia, and Quebec
seattle. end of story. the pacific northwest has been the growingest market for hockey based on usahockey memberships, the majority of the spike being women. my state in particular, idaho (not pacific northwest, nor midwest but on the crossroads of the kraken / VGK/avalanche market) has been a huge success story for women and kids playing hockey in the years leading up to the echl steelheads kelly cup final run last year.
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Quebec City and Hamilton/Kitchener/Waterloo.
As they would probably split things into two divisions, this would make a Canadian and American division, keep things tight for travel. Quebec would likely support the heck out of a team to spite the NHL and besides, battle of Quebec. Southern Ontario would enjoy a "we're not Toronto" team, and I feel like Hamilton would be a better fit than Buffalo. Pittsburgh because of what you said, and Chicago for a big market (added bonus, they get to cheer a hockey team not run by Wirtz).
It feels like Quebec City could be primed to have a team before the Nordiques returns to the NHL.
The arena is there, the City is ready and if the PWHL works there then it would only be more arguments towards bringing the Show back to the Capital.
Otherwise, I would love to see teams in Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, Vancouver but I feel like they are focusing on the eastern side of North America in a way and that's okay because of traveling so I would also see a team in Florida, Buffalo would be nice, but perhaps not as one of the first 10 teams and I do see Washington being there because of the reasons Jesse mentioned and also because a ''Battle of the Capitals'' would be fun between WSH and OTT.
If it were up to me, I'd have the expansion happen in a way that Canada and the US would have an equal amount of teams and the countries would be the ''Conferences'' at least for now until we have a big enough normal to have Divisions.
I wish QC all the luck in the world, but do they have a good answer when people say "you had the Nordiques and couldn't sustain them"? (I genuinely don't know - is the city a lot bigger/richer now, or anything?)
@@JasonFahy The city has grown in population and is richer but it's not equal or better than Montréal for sure. They are able to have amazing attendance with the Ramparts that is why I think a PWHL team would be a perfect fit. It would cost far less to operate than the Nordiques too.
I think having a Canada and US conference is very doable, especially in these early days of the league
6 is good for the first five years. afterwards you see where the league is. they havent even play 10 games yet and you're talking about expansion. thats not how you run a successful a business. you make sure the product is great and youve worked out the kinks and see if their is still demand after the novelty aspect is gone before you expand. the NHL spent 25 years with six teams before expanding!
The answer will always be Philly until it's in. You can't do Pittsburgh without adding Philadelphia. It wouldn't be right.
I’d definitely go to PWHL games here in Pittsburgh. Hockey is hockey.
Vegas! Silver Knights next.
Yes! Bring the PWHL to DC! I'd absolutely love it. I'd buy season tickets without even thinking about it.
Can the PWHL NOT follow NHL lead and actually schedule their league for International tournaments and orgabize or participate in a champions league with the best European clubs?
I would say the best choice would probably be a Wisconsin Team. They are top 3 in women's NCAA hockey, and it could create a rivalry team for Minnesota that is kind of on it's own out there with Toronto as the closest geographical city. It's also close enough that you could easily expand to Chicago, and create kind of a 'pseudo' western conference until the league is ready to actually expand out to the Vancouver's and the Seattle's.
Then maybe look at a Detroit and Ohio team... or a Pitt/Philly and Baltimore/DC if they want to expand south.
Yeah think a team in Quebec city would be good and maybe Sashatoon.
Detroit, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec, Chicago, maybe Philly
Lol Pittsburg wanting a pro team, Quebec sitting their going... Oh you have an arena and want a pro hockey team... Honestly tho, PWHL should do what the NHL refused to do and put a team in Quebec. I do agree with Chicago, possibly Pittsburg... But Washington and Buffalo maybe later but maybe saint johns. if your expanding 2 Canadian teams 2 American teams.. Also you don't want to expand to fast and "water down" the product of a great thing. Also what makes it awsome is its affordable to see a game its great to see teams of little leauge girls and possible future players of the leauge showing up seeing they're stars and heros.
How could you ignore any expansion to Canada? Canadians already make up 57% of the PWHL players.
The first expansion round should go to:
Detroit and Chicago in the U.S.
Quebec City and Winnipeg in Canada.
Later on down the road they can add more. Likely move west.
They need team names and id love to see a detroit team, bring all the og six in on it.
If they are actually ever willing to go south with the league and teams, the first one they should go to I have to say, (I am bias as I live here but) is Vegas!!! We are THE Sun belt Hockey Town of the US!!! We would support our PWHL team above all others, (Sorry Raiders, Aces, and Athletics?) only 2nd to the Knights.
I'm all in on this league. Can't wait until TB gets a team. We have the best ownership group in the NHL, and don't share Amalie Arena with anyone, so there are plenty of dates open to share with another team.
Would love to see teams in Vancouver, Alberta, LA, Vegas, and Quebec City
Vancouver
logically i absolutely understand staying relatively close for travel costs. but PLEASEEEE i would die for a west coast league or two
Halifax, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Detroit, Seattle
I think adding two more teams make sense either this next season or the one after. For financial reasons I would keep it in the east so they can keep money saved for now. I want a western Canadian team but I get it does not make sense YET. My personal feeling add one in Canada and one in the USA. (Pittsburgh would be a good choice)
i would love to see a team in tampa!
It would be sweet to see the PWHL expand to cities with team names.
Let's Go Buffalo!
One thought i definitely had was for them to not expand too fast. Only do it when its financially viable
Agreed. Things are going well, so there is a temptation to move too fast, but we've seen other leagues get into trouble with over expanding too soon.
No one cares
The teams will have to be sold to different owners at some point. The powers that be said that expansion would be tempered.
I think the league will sell the current franchises to new owners before looking at expansion. Long term I think it'll end up being a bad look for the league to own the teams and it'll inevitably lead to conspiracy theories about the league favouring certain teams and whatnot. That being said in the short term it is fantastic for the league to let the teams generate potential franchise value by selling tickets and tv/streaming deals before actually selling the teams. But I don't think there will be any expansion until all the current teams have new owners and then after that expansion will work like other leagues where the expansion team pays a fee to the league for the right to create a new team.
The focus on the USA is misguided. Canada should be the focus of this league. Québec, obviously, Winnipeg, then maybe Milwaukee and Chicago. I don't really know where they will draw in the states. The next phase could be Calgary, Edmonton, North Dakota, and Regina. Halifax is also a good choice. They should seriously consider non NHL markets.
Calgary baby!
In Australia, teams in the men's football league (AFL) expanded to have women's teams (AFLW) that wear the same jerseys and use the same logos and team names. The NHL could commit to supporting the PWHL in a similar manner. Would they? Should they? Is it even possible?
No, no, and unlikely, it's a different ownership group and in fairness they're at different stages of development - the PWHL should be its own entity that can forge its own identity.
Instead of expansion. Name the teams first.
Pittsburgh would be very receptive to a team. We love our penguins and have a competitive youth hockey scene.
Plenty of local barns that are very nice that could host a PWHL season: RMU (D1) home barn, Printscape Arena (penguins former practice facility) and many more.
Vegas! Every sport is coming here! #PWHL
Such an opportunity to bring back some sanity to the game and its standings and not follow the stupidity of the NHL. Please get rid of 3 on 3, shoot outs and loser pts. So many columns in these standings. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️. How about a return to 2 (or 3) pts for a win, 1 for a tie , and absolutely zero for any type of loss. Make overtime 5 on 5 or 4 on 4 as a compromise, for a 10 min OT. if it’s a tie then so be it. Absolutely nothing wrong with ties. But rewarding losing is the downfall of the NHL and has created this false parity which is an absolute joke.
Jesse...bitchslap! Detroit as an expansion team. Women's hockey is big here. Lots of teams and leagues. They could sell out a 10,000 seat arena with season tickets.
Please don’t hit me
@@JesseBlakeTV 😆
What about Hartford CT? They have an arena and it would be a good rivalry between Boston and New York. And like Buffalo and the community aspect, Hartford has no other Pro teams and the area would totally support it.
Agreed, Hartford would be great except that the New York team already plays half their games in Bridgeport... I'd love to see the New York team play closer to the city, which would allow a CT team a bit more breathing room.
I'm all for Hartford. Be good to have a new New England rivalry.
DETROIT I AM BEGGING
They will only expand to markets where there are a significant number of girls registered in hockey at all levels. It’s the best way to grow the game. Someone from California thought it was about having deep pockets! No, that’s not enough!
Denver 100%
Winnipeg loves hockey give them a good team and the fans will be there
The fans weren’t even going to Jets games earlier this season. Plus have the moose. I’d say it wouldn’t be profitable in the peg 🤔
What would happen if the team wasn’t good. It would be crickets 🦗 at Canada Life Centre 🥴
Just add Quebec City in the mix. The first match between Mtl vs Qc will be sold out in a fraction of a second
There needs to be a deeper pool of talent before any expansion.
I think Quebec City is hungry for hockey and if the NHL won’t put a team then the PWHL could find support there.
I would do expansion in 3 stages over the next decade to two decades for the PWHL. I like your picks but I think Washington DC makes the division’s a little wonky so I would pick Detroit. So then expansion one you can do West; Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto and Buffalo + East; Ottawa, Montreal, Boston, NY and Pittsburgh. Expansion two you do six teams out west to help with travel costs; Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, LA, SJ/SF and Denver. Expansion three you can really go anywhere to round up to 20 teams total. The cities I would pick are; Washington DC, Columbus, Dallas and Seattle.
I think Quebec and Halifax (maybe Hamilton) Saskatoon are also good options. For smaller leagues (as MLS has proved and where the WNBA historically had issues) the right market (one where there is infrastructure with women's/girl hockey) is more important than size. You could even do what the NHL won't and put another GTA team lol
@@kiroolioneaver8532 With the new rink coming soon for the Bulldogs in Hamilton, I think that would be a great location for another PWHL team. Halifax and even Sask would support the hell out of any pro team that comes there way.
Get the west coast involved too
I would say Seattle but we are too far
Vancouver and Seattle could come in together. Maybe with LA. Travel is expensive though, so it might be a while until the league heads west.
NHL is not too interested in more Canadian teams and PWHL should do better than only adding US teams as per @JesseBlake suggestions. This is our national sport and Canadian teams should be prioritized first ! Screw Bettman !
Winnipeg
Detroit!
Buffalo!
Salt Lake City
Denver make an AVS womens team
Detroit.
not jesse naming minnesota twice and forgetting boston 😂
Oops!
Simply for selfish reasons of wanting a team I want Detroit to get a team. For now I’ll have to root for Minny
Same and same
Hartford, Kansas City, New Orleans, Atlanta
Wouldnt be hilarious if the PWHL performed better in their first years than the WNBA did over the last decade
Detroit seems like a better option than Buffalo
Buffalo Beauts (lame name but a hella good team!)