PWHL Tops 1M Fans in Third Season

Women’s pro hockey league tops 1 million fans, average game draws over 9,000 The Professional Women's Hockey League experienced record growth in its third regular season, surpassing one million single-season ‌attendees for the first time, the league said on Tuesday. The PWHL, which comprises four teams each ​in the U.S. and Canada, ​attracted 1,116,497 fans in attendance across 120 regular-season games. Average attendance ​rose 28 per cent from the entire 2024-25 ⁠season to ⁠9,304 per game. ‌It also marked a 71 per cent increase from the league's inaugural season in 2023-24. Average attendance across all primary ⁠home venues grew by 35 per cent over the season. On April 4, the PWHL set a U.S. ‌attendance record for women's ice hockey when a sold-out crowd of 18,006 fans watched the New York Sirens ​host the Seattle Torrent at Madison Square Garden. The ⁠PWHL began with six teams: Sirens, ⁠Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Toronto Sceptres, ⁠Montreal ⁠Victoire and Ottawa ​Charge. Two expansion franchises, the Vancouver Goldeneyes ​and Torrent, ⁠began play this season. The Sirens, Frost and Torrent play home games at arenas that are also home to NHL teams. 'We won't give up': How the PWHL sold out Madison Square Garden PWHL playoff preview: Who will capture the Walter Cup? Why top-seeded Montreal Victoire picked Minnesota as its 1st-round playoff opponent How the PWHL is trying to discourage teams from tanking The BEST of the PWHL Mic'd Up 2025-26 PWHL Mic'd Up: Ottawa Charge's Gabbie Hughes