The PWHL is hitting the road once again, with the newly expanded third-year league adding seven new markets to the 2025/26 season’s neutral-site Takeover Tour.
Across 16 regular-season matchups running from December 17th through April 7th, the pro hockey upstart will visit Calgary, Chicago, Dallas, Halifax, Hamilton, Winnipeg, and Washington, DC, for the first time, with Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, and Québec City returning to this season’s lineup.
“The passion and support from fans, and the enthusiasm from cities eager to engage with our league, have fueled our ambition to grow the Tour for Season Three,” PWHL EVP of business operations Amy Scheer said in Monday’s league statement.
The inaugural 2024/25 PWHL Takeover Tour drew 123,601 fans across nine games, setting a new US pro women’s hockey single-game attendance record when a crowd of 14,288 packed Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena in March.
The success underlines the sport’s booming popularity, with PWHL expansion teams Seattle Torrent and the Vancouver Goldeneyes joining the league’s founding six clubs later this month after serving as Takeover Tour stops last season — setting a precedent for potential future markets.
“We’re going to expand at least two to four teams next year,” Scheer recently told members at an Ottawa City Council meeting. “We are in growth mode, and this league is exploding.”
How to attend the 2025/26 PWHL Takeover Tour
The 2025/26 Takeover Tour ticket pre-sale kicks off on Thursday, with host markets opening general sales to all tour dates via thepwhl.com at 10 AM local time on Friday.