The Tempo will play their first games in Montreal this weekend, putting live WNBA games “before a whole new audience, with a realistic shot at setting an attendance record.” Toronto will play the Wings on Friday and the Liberty on Sunday. The Tempo get to “measure how strong the team’s national fan base really is, and take a shot at league history.” Bell Centre seats over 22,000, meaning a “full house could surpass the WNBA’s high mark, and even the broader attendance benchmark for women’s professional hoops.” The WNBA regular-season attendance record is 20,711, set in 2024 by the Mystics at Capital One Arena, while the playoff attendance record of 22,076 is shared by two WNBA finals Game 5s -- Shock-Sparks in 2003 and Shock-Mercury in 2007, both at the Palace of Auburn Hills (GLOBE & MAIL, 7/9).
Tempo aim for WNBA attendance record in Montreal
