Vancouver hosted its first-ever WNBA game at Rogers Arena last summer.<\/p>\n
Apparently, it went so well that the league will return to Vancouver for two games in 2026.<\/p>\n
The WNBA released its schedule for the season on Tuesday, confirming that Vancouver will host the league\u2019s newest teams.<\/p>\n
Both the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire were added to the WNBA for this upcoming season, bringing the league up to 15 squads.<\/p>\n
The new squads will duke it out at Rogers Arena for a game on Aug. 19.<\/p>\n
Then, two days later, Toronto will host the defending WNBA Finals champion Las Vegas Aces on Aug. 21.<\/p>\n
Tempo general manager and former WNBA player Monica Wright Rogers previously mentioned that Canada\u2019s newest professional expansion team would play games outside of Toronto.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is so much more than a team,\u201d Rogers said earlier this year.<\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s a movement to grow the game of women\u2019s basketball in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n Among Toronto\u2019s 22 home games, seven of them will be played outside of their primary home venue of Coca-Cola Stadium.<\/p>\n Aside from the back-to-back set in Vancouver, the Tempo will also play two games at the Bell Centre in Montreal, and three others at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.<\/p>\n WNBA fans nearly sold out Rogers Arena the first time the league came to Vancouver. During a match between the Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream, 15,892 fans attended the mid-August match.<\/p>\n Fans weren\u2019t disappointed, as the tight game was tied with less than three minutes to go, before the Storm emerged with an 80-78 victory.<\/p>\n Not only that, but fans got to witness a baby race.<\/a><\/p>\n Perhaps if Vancouver has another strong showing with crowd support this summer, it could be the next city to get a WNBA franchise.<\/a><\/p>\n Tickets for these games have yet to go on sale, but those wanting to attend can visit the Tempo website<\/a> to sign up for pre-sale information.<\/p>\n You might also like:Serena Williams just became an owner of Canada’s new WNBA team<\/a>Could Vancouver support a WNBA expansion team?<\/a>
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