PWHL sets 180-game schedule, two conferences and eight-team playoffs

The PWHL's 2026-27 regular season will run from Dec. 5 to Apr. 18, with 180 games, two six-team conferences and an expanded eight-team playoff field. Boston, Detroit, Las Vegas, Montréal, New York, San Jose, Toronto and Vancouver released their club schedules on Oct. 2.

Each of the league's 12 teams will play 30 games: 18 within its conference and 12 against the other conference. The Eastern Conference includes Boston, Hamilton, the Montréal Victoire, the New York Sirens, the Ottawa Charge and the Toronto Sceptres. Detroit, Las Vegas, the Minnesota Frost, San Jose, the Seattle Torrent and the Vancouver Goldeneyes make up the West.

The top four teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs. The first round consists of four best-of-three series, followed by best-of-five conference finals and a best-of-five Walter Cup Final. Each conference's first-place team can choose either the third or fourth seed as its opening opponent.

The Takeover Tour expands from 16 to 24 games, with each team participating in four. Locations remain to be announced. Boston, Detroit, Las Vegas, Montréal, New York, San Jose, Toronto and Vancouver will each take a one-week break around the March 7, 2027 All-Star game at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena.

In the United States, ION will carry 19 Saturday regular-season broadcasts. The U.S. clubs' releases list all 180 regular-season games on the PWHL's YouTube channel and website. In Canada, games not carried by a national media partner will be available through those platforms. Additional broadcast coverage will be announced before the season.

Boston's schedule includes 12 home games at Agganis Arena, with every other club visiting at least once. The Fleet have 12 Saturday games and four Sunday games and will appear six times in ION's Game of the Week. Boston's Takeover Tour dates are Jan. 2, Jan. 23, Feb. 2 and Feb. 20; the venues for Feb. 27 and Apr. 3 are also pending.

Detroit will stage 13 home games at Little Caesars Arena, with every other team visiting at least once. It has eight ION Game of the Week appearances. Detroit's four Takeover Tour dates are Jan. 9, Feb. 28, Mar. 10 and Mar. 13; locations for Jan. 17, Jan. 23 and Apr. 3 also remain unannounced.

Montréal has 12 home games at Place Bell, and every other club will visit at least once. The Victoire play nine Saturday games and seven Sunday games. Their Takeover Tour dates are Jan. 23, Jan. 31, Feb. 20 and Mar. 27; the venue for Apr. 3 is also pending.

The Victoire's English-language television schedule includes 15 games on TSN, one on Sportsnet, six Tuesday games on Prime Video and eight Saturday games on CBC. Two CBC broadcasts will be in primetime on Hockey Night in Canada. All 30 Montréal games will have French coverage: 18 on RDS, six on Radio-Canada's ICI TÉLÉ and ICI TOU.TV and six on Prime Video. ICI PREMIÈRE and Radio-Canada OHdio will provide audio coverage of all 30 games.

New York has 10 home games at Prudential Center, seven on weekends: two Saturdays and five Sundays. Every other team will visit New York at least once. The Sirens have four ION Game of the Week appearances. Their Takeover Tour dates are Jan. 31, Mar. 12, Mar. 14 and Apr. 10; venues for Jan. 23, Feb. 7 and Apr. 3 will also be announced later.

San Jose's inaugural schedule includes 13 home games at SAP Center, with every other team visiting at least once. The club has three ION Game of the Week appearances and Takeover Tour games on Jan. 24, Feb. 6, Feb. 13 and Feb. 28, with locations pending. San Jose plays eight Saturday games and seven Sunday games; Wednesday is its busiest weekday with six games.

Toronto has 12 home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum, with every other club visiting at least once. The Sceptres play 10 Saturday games and five Sunday games, including three Saturdays and two Sundays at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Their Takeover Tour dates are Jan. 30, Feb. 2, Mar. 27 and Apr. 10; the venue for Jan. 17 is also pending.

Toronto's Canadian broadcast schedule lists 13 games on TSN, four on Sportsnet, five Tuesday games on Prime Video and seven Saturday games on CBC. Three CBC games will be in primetime on Hockey Night in Canada.

Las Vegas will open its inaugural season against Detroit at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 6. Its schedule includes 12 home games at T-Mobile Arena and one at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, where it will host Detroit in its April 13 home finale. The other two designated home games are Takeover Tour contests with venues to be announced. Every other club will visit Las Vegas at least once.

Las Vegas has two ION Game of the Week appearances. Its four Takeover Tour dates are Jan. 16, Feb. 7, Mar. 10 and Mar. 21, with locations pending. The club plays four Saturday games and eight Sunday games; Wednesday is its busiest weekday with six games.

Vancouver has 13 home games at the Pacific Coliseum, with every other club visiting at least once. The Goldeneyes play 10 Saturday games and three Sunday games, with five games each on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Their Takeover Tour dates are Jan. 23, Feb. 7, Feb. 13 and Mar. 21; the venue for their Feb. 27 visit to Boston is also pending.

In Canada, Vancouver's broadcast schedule includes 10 games on TSN, five on Sportsnet, five Tuesday games on Prime Video and eight Saturday games on CBC. Two CBC games will be part of Hockey Night in Canada.

Flex packs for Boston, Detroit, Montréal, New York and Toronto go on sale Oct. 2 at noon ET, followed by single-game tickets Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. ET. Las Vegas, San Jose and Vancouver's corresponding sales begin at noon PT on Oct. 2 and 10 a.m. PT on Oct. 9.