‘It’s real’: Key dates for Toronto Tempo to build team ahead of their inaugural WNBA season

Toronto Tempo season to go ahead after WNBA agrees on new collective bargaining agreement - NOW Toronto

The Toronto Tempo’s inaugural season is officially greenlit after the WNBA and its players signed a new collective bargaining agreement.

‘It’s real’: Key dates for Toronto Tempo to build team ahead of their inaugural WNBA season

Expansion draft, free agency, entry draft all on the agenda with first game in just six weeks after an uncertain off-season due to labour negotiations

Tempo president Resch ‘excited’ for sprint to tip-off after alignment on WNBA deal

In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Toronto Tempo president Teresa Resch heard her phone ring from another room. Sure enough, in a group chat with the WNBA’s other team presidents, news was spreading that there was indeed a deal in principle on a collective bargaining agreement. Now, things are about to get real.