Daily Faceoff\u2019s\u00a0Tyler Kuehl dove into 10 potential cities the league could expand to, listing Edmonton as a \u201cborderline hopeful.\u201d Here\u2019s what he wrote:<\/p>\n
I feel like there is an itch to put a team in Alberta in general, and it\u2019s clear with the number of times the PWHL has played in Edmonton. It\u2019s a hockey-mad city, with a number of Alberta natives currently active in the league. The league seems to be interested in adding another team out west, but can provide as a checkpoint, if you will, between Vancouver\/Seattle and Minnesota and a potential Midwest team.<\/p>\n
What knocks Edmonton down a peg for me is the rather mediocre turnouts this season. There was a lot of excitement for the first Takeover game in February 2025, with over 17,000 packing inside Rogers Place. However, the game between Vancouver and Minnesota in December drew just over 10,000, while the second game on Tuesday night doing the same, barely reached the upper bowl. Heck, even the Rivalry Series game between the United States and Canada in December didn\u2019t even draw 5,000 fans.<\/p>\n
The hurdle that Edmonton also has is that there are already two hockey teams that call Rogers Place home \u2013 the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> and the WHL\u2019s Edmonton Oil Kings. Yet, if the right partners are ready to do business, the provincial capital of Alberta might be given an honest look.<\/p>\n Your side of the action in Edmonton \ud83d\udcf8 <\/p>\n The PWHL has a number of players born in Alberta:<\/p>\n Name<\/p>\n Position<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n PWHL team<\/p>\n Dayle Ross<\/p>\n Defence<\/p>\n Spirit River, Alta<\/p>\n New York Sirens<\/p>\n Stephanie Markowski<\/p>\n Defence<\/p>\n Edmonton, Alta<\/p>\n Ottawa Charge<\/p>\n Sarah Wozniewicz<\/p>\n Forward<\/p>\n Cochrane, Alta.<\/p>\n Ottawa Charge<\/p>\n Danielle Serdachny<\/p>\n Forward<\/p>\n Edmonton, Alta<\/p>\n Seattle Torrent<\/p>\n Jessica Kondas<\/p>\n Defence<\/p>\n Calgary, Alta.<\/p>\n Emerance Maschmeyer<\/p>\n Goaltender<\/p>\n Bruderheim, Alta.<\/p>\n Malia Schneider<\/p>\n Forward<\/p>\n Millarville, Alta.<\/p>\n There\u2019s another connection between Edmonton and the PWHL, too, with Sarah Nurse, sister of Oilers<\/a> defenceman Darnell<\/a>, playing for the Goldeneyes. She\u2019s played in the league for all three seasons, appearing in 60 games, scoring 23 goals and 48 points.<\/p>\n An original member of the Sceptres, with whom she played in her first two seasons in the league, the team left her unprotected in the expansion draft, and the Goldeneyes signed her to a one-year contract, naming her an alternate captain. She has six goals and 11 points in 15 games.<\/p>\n Zach Laing is Oilersnation\u2019s managing editor, and The Nation Network\u2019s news director. He also makes up one-half of the Daily Faceoff DFS Hockey Report<\/a>. He can be followed on X at @zjlaing<\/a>, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.PRESENTED BY LeaseBusters![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775903496_267_image.webp\"\/)
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