Overview
- League officials announced Tuesday that the PWHL drew 1,116,497 fans this regular season, lifting average attendance to 9,304 per game and marking the first time the league has topped one million.
- The semifinals are set with Boston hosting Ottawa on Thursday and Montreal hosting Minnesota on Saturday after the top-seeded Victoire elected to face the third-seeded Frost.
- Under the PWHL format, the No. 1 seed selects its semifinal opponent from the third- and fourth-place teams, a wrinkle that adds strategy before the best-of-five series begin.
- The Walter Cup finals will air nationwide in the United States on ION in what will be the league’s first national TV finals broadcast, expanding beyond YouTube streams and regional sports networks.
- Executives say the league is preparing to add two to four teams next season, while the Gold Plan awarded Vancouver the No. 1 draft pick for earning the most points after elimination, a setup that could drive roster churn across the league.