The PWHL and women’s hockey is “finally coming back” to Calgary during the Takeover Tour.” The Toronto Sceptres take on the Ottawa Charge at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday. It is “no secret” the PWHL is actively expanding, adding teams in Seattle and Vancouver last season to the original six squads. The 16 neutral-site Takeover Tour games are the “testing ground for the league’s future expansion.” With Calgary new to the schedule, it is “unlikely that Calgary would gain a PWHL expansion team this summer, but that certainly doesn’t mean the city can’t acquire one down the road.” Attendance at these events is “one part of the puzzle.” The league also looks at “arena infrastructure, local youth hockey systems, economic opportunity, and travel logistics.” Calgary would appear to “tick all those boxes” (TORONTO SUN, 3/26).
PWHL Takeover Tour nearing Calgary stop
