Overview
- The Hockey News reports the league could add two to four teams with an announcement possible soon, and it identifies Detroit as the front-runner.
- PWHL advisory board member Stan Kasten said expansion news would come "in the next few weeks," according to The Athletic.
- Detroit has hosted multiple PWHL Takeover Tour games and drew a Little Caesars Arena record crowd of 15,938 for a showcase matchup.
- The latest Detroit showcase aired nationally on ION, and the broadcast was sponsored by Detroit-based Ally Financial, which lifted the market’s visibility.
- Red Wings co-owner Denise Ilitch said she believes a team will arrive in Detroit soon, though where a club would play and how it would fit the arena schedule remain open questions.