The PWHL is headed to Vancouver. The league made their formal announcement of an expansion franchise, the first ever expansion team, for Vancouver next season. The team will play out of Pacific Coliseum,

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.

The Professional Women’s Hockey League is set to announce a new team in Vancouver next week, according to sources briefed on the matter.