{"id":764422,"date":"2026-06-27T09:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/764422\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T09:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:37:36","slug":"canadas-first-wnba-franchise-the-toronto-tempo-is-playing-two-games-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/764422\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s first WNBA franchise, the Toronto Tempo is playing two games in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTORONTO TEMPO<\/p>\n<p>Two regular-season games at the Bell Centre this July offer fans in Quebec a chance to experience Canada\u2019s first WNBA team live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMontreal is an incredible basketball city, and we\u2019re excited to bring the Tempo to Quebec as part of our inaugural season,\u201d\u00a0said Teresa Resch, President, Tempo Basketball Club.\u00a0\u201cFrom the very beginning, our vision has been to build a team that represents fans across the country. Being able to play WNBA games at the Bell Centre and connect with the passionate basketball community in Montreal is a special moment for our organization and for the growth of the game in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If either game at the Bell Centre sells out, it would become the highest attended WNBA game in league history, underscoring the extraordinary momentum behind women\u2019s basketball in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s our distinct privilege to host a pair of Tempo home games at the Bell Centre as part of their inaugural 2026 season,\u201d\u00a0said France Margaret B\u00e9langer, President, Groupe CH Sports and Entertainment.\u00a0\u201cLocal fans\u00a0have in recent years shown incredible enthusiasm for a host of basketball games we\u2019ve featured at our venues, from NBA preseason games to NCAA tournaments to regular season NBA G-League play. That we can now welcome the WBNA, at the Bell Centre, is a remarkable opportunity for our city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May 2024, the Women\u2019s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced its expansion into Canada by awarding Toronto an expansion team, the league\u2019s first outside the United States. The new team, owned by Kilmer Sports Ventures, will began play this season as the WNBA\u2019s 14th franchise.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-82119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tempo_dallas_-e1782505455510-300x108.webp\" alt=\"Toronto vs Dallas\" width=\"250\" height=\"90\"  \/>Toronto Tempo vs Dallas Wings<\/p>\n<p>Friday, July 10, 2026 at 7:30pm<br \/>Bell Centre<br \/>To purchase your tickets, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/evenko.ca\/en\/events\/bell-centre\/wnba-tempo-2026?code=e007283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.evenko.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-82120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tempo_ny_-e1782505539451-300x131.webp\" alt=\"Toronto Tempo vs New York Liberty\" width=\"250\" height=\"110\"  \/>Toronto Tempo vs New York Liberty<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 3:00pm<br \/>Bell Centre<br \/>To purchase your tickets, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/evenko.ca\/en\/events\/bell-centre\/wnba-tempo-2026?code=e007284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.evenko.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO TEMPO Two regular-season games at the Bell Centre this July offer fans in Quebec a chance to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":764423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[461,3719,49,48,10095,2338,82,630],"class_list":["post-764422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-basketball","tag-bell-centre","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-live-events","tag-montreal","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}