2024-25 PWHL Thread

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JMCx4 needs to be an advisor to the league….
WAY too much drama for me. And besides, "Off with his head!" isn't what one looks forward to hearing on one's first day on the job. That proclamation was historically saved in my previous jobs until the day before my 6-month probationary period ended. :oops:
 
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Oh goodie, just in time to contribute to the delayed start of PWHL Season Deux. Setting the stage for a second ill-conceived pause in February. "Welcome aboard, ladies ... PWHL? Yes, you're in coach class, move along ... NEXT group, please!" 🛬
I don't mind the second pause as much as the first one, a week into league play. But I guess there was special group discount for everyone to hop on the sleigh visiting Santa.

 
Seemingly apropos time to resurrect Mr. Kennedy's PWHL Expansion: When and Where prognostications from March 2024 ...
... where will they go?
PWHL board member Stan Kasten said we can expect more neutral site games and NHL venue games next season. It would not be inconceivable to see the league use the extra six games each team will play to test other markets and venues. With more games to work with in the schedule, it will allow the PWHL to build their current home fan bases, while also test and grow outside markets. Obviously Detroit and Pittsburgh will be high on the list as identified this year, but we shouldn't count out other American markets like Chicago, Washington, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Columbus and anywhere in Wisconsin as possible locations. Seattle would be ideal, but that involves logistics the league may not be ready to dip into....unless, they also add Vancouver simultaneously. This is where market testing will come into focus next year. It's highly likely the league goes West for out of market games next year in Seattle and Vancouver, sending a pair of teams for two games in the cities. Canada's support for the PWHL in Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal has surpassed all expectations. Ottawa leads the league in average attendance, Montreal is third, and Toronto sold out every game, and would likely be challenging Ottawa if they had a bigger venue. Vancouver is the logical Canadian city, and Detroit would draw Canadians from Windsor to support a team. Without jumping across the entire country, Winnipeg and Quebec City, could serve as mid-size markets similar to Ottawa, and Calgary will certainly be considered, but the league could also look at other locations like Halifax, London, or a second team near Toronto, perhaps in Hamilton. ...
 
Will expansion be in the western half of North America? (The Frost are half a continent from me and still the closest)

I doubt it for logistics reasons. I can see a big western expansion happening all at once a few years down the line. But 1 or 2 teams would be hard for travel reasons. My prediction is Detroit and Chicago.

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