PWHL Season Schedule
PWHL Announces 2026-27 Season Openers Featuring 12 Teams and Expansion Franchises
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The PWHL will begin its 2026-27 season on Dec. 5, with opening-weekend games featuring all 12 teams, including expansion franchises Detroit, Las Vegas, San Jose and Hamilton. Las Vegas and Detroit will play the league’s first matchup between expansion teams on Dec. 6 at T-Mobile Arena; Detroit will host its first home game against the New York Sirens on Dec. 12 at Little Caesars Arena, with captain Hilary Knight and a local broadcast partnership with Scripps Sports. Hamilton will host Ottawa for its first home game at TD Coliseum on Dec. 13, after opening on the road against Montréal on Dec. 5, a game set to be the first women’s hockey game featured on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada. The final home openers are scheduled for Dec. 20 in Seattle, and the complete season schedule and national TV details are due Oct. 2.
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PWHL Las Vegas has not yet announced a team name or logo, but its colors will be green and gold, inspired by Southern Nevada’s natural tones.
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PWHL training camps are scheduled to begin Nov. 18, after the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Denmark. Las Vegas will host preseason scrimmages against Minnesota and Vancouver at the America First Center in Henderson from Nov. 22-24.
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Detroit’s roster is set to include five-time U.S. Olympian Hilary Knight, Japanese Olympian Akane Shiga and Swiss goaltender Andrea Brändli, the franchise’s first-ever draft pick. Knight recently signed a two-year extension through the 2028-29 season.
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Detroit had long been viewed as an expansion target because of the success of the PWHL’s takeover tour stops in the city. Its local broadcasts will air through Scripps outlets WMYD-TV and The Spot Detroit 20.
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