Report: PWHL to announce San Jose expansion club
The league will grow to 12 teams as San Jose joins the PWHL, with the new club expected to play most home games at SAP Center.
- On Tuesday, the Professional Women's Hockey League announced that San Jose will join the league for the 2026-27 season, marking the PWHL's expansion into California.
- This addition finalizes the PWHL's growth from eight to 12 teams, with San Jose becoming the seventh American market alongside Detroit and Las Vegas, while five teams remain in Canada.
- The team will play most home games at the 33-year-old SAP Center, which serves as the primary home for the NHL's San Jose Sharks, who play 42 home games there annually.
- League officials will finalize the team nickname, front office, coaching staff, and roster in the coming weeks, with the PWHL selecting general managers for the franchise.
- San Jose positions a fourth PWHL team in the Pacific time zone and becomes the second American market hosting both NHL and AHL teams, joining Las Vegas.
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Pro Women’s Hockey Team Comes to San Jose as League Expands to Northern California
The Professional Women's Hockey League has chosen San Jose as one of its newest expansion cities, citing the Bay Area’s avid support for women’s sports as well as San Jose’s deep-rooted professional and youth hockey culture.The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) announced Tuesday that San Jose’s new professional women’s hockey team, which has yet to be named, is set to play in the league’s 2026–2027 season starting in November. Along with…
The LPHF will have 12 teams in 2026-27, with the integration of San Jose, Detroit, Las Vegas and Hamilton.
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