The league announced Vancouver as its first expansion city during a news conference on Wednesday, and another expansion team could be announced soon. The PWHL is in its second season and has spent the past six months evaluating more markets for the potential to expand by as many as two franchises.

Get ready for PWHL Vancouver, with the six-team women’s pro hockey league set to announce its first expansion franchise on Wednesday. Without specifically mentioning where, the PWHL issued a news release saying it would hold an afternoon news conference to make an expansion announcement,