Game to Feature Toronto Sceptres and Ottawa Charge on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MST
Ticket presale begins Thursday, Nov. 21 at 8 a.m MST, followed by the general onsale on Friday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. MST
EDMONTON, AB (Nov. 20, 2024) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) today announced that Rogers Place in Edmonton will host one of the nine neutral-site regular-season games in the PWHL Takeover Tour™, marking the final location to be revealed. This exciting tour brings the intensity of PWHL hockey to new cities across North America, giving fans a chance to experience the top women’s hockey players in the world in their communities.
As part of this special tour, the Toronto Sceptres and Ottawa Charge will face off on Sunday, Feb. 16, with the game beginning at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MST at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Tickets will be available starting with a presale on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 8 a.m. MST, followed by the general on-sale on Friday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. MST. Tickets can be purchased at thepwhl.com/tickets.
PWHL Takeover Tour was announced Monday and will be contested in a variety of locations across the United States and Canada, sprawling from the Pacific Northwest with Seattle and Vancouver to as far East as Québec City and as far South as Raleigh, N.C. Only Ilitch Sports + Entertainment owned Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, which was home to a PWHL contest March 16 and housed a U.S. professional women’s hockey attendance record of 13,736, will serve as the return host of a neutral-site game in the League’s second season.
“We are excited to welcome the PWHL Takeover Tour to Rogers Place and ICE District,” said Stu Ballantyne, President & COO, Rogers Place and ICE District. “This is the perfect opportunity to bring the world’s best women’s hockey players to one of the world’s best arenas, to play in front of the world’s best hockey fans. We look forward to hosting a very special and historic event at Rogers Place on February 16.”
“I am thrilled to support the PWHL Takeover Tour coming to our province,” said Honourable Joseph Schow, Alberta’s Minister of Tourism and Sport. “Bringing the PWHL to Edmonton will not only have fans flocking to see the best women’s hockey players in the world compete in our beautiful capital city, it’ll inspire the next generation of Alberta athletes to aim high and achieve greatness.”
“Bringing PWHL games to fans across both countries is a natural next step as we continue building our audience,” said Amy Scheer, PWHL Senior Vice President of Business Operations. “When exploring potential locations for a PWHL game, the enthusiasm from cities eager to engage with our League was incredibly encouraging. The PWHL Takeover Tour lets us showcase our game and exceptional athletes across a wider North American footprint—an exciting moment for our players and an important move for our business as we consider expansion.”
The schedule:
DATE | TIME (ET) | TEAMS | LOCATION |
Sun., Jan. 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Montréal at Boston | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle |
Wed., Jan. 8 | 10:00 p.m. | Montréal at Toronto | Rogers Arena, Vancouver |
Sun., Jan. 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Montréal at Minnesota | Ball Arena, Denver |
Sun., Jan. 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Ottawa at Montréal | Videotron Centre, Québec City* |
Sun., Feb. 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Toronto at Ottawa | Rogers Place, Edmonton |
Sun., Feb. 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Boston at New York | KeyBank Center, Buffalo |
Fri., March 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Ottawa at Minnesota | Lenovo Center, Raleigh |
Sun., March 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Minnesota at New York | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit |
Sat., March 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Ottawa at Boston | Enterprise Center, St. Louis |
*Québec City is currently on-sale.
About the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL)
The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprised of six teams in Boston, Minnesota, Montréal, New York, Ottawa, and Toronto, each with rosters featuring the best women’s hockey players in the world. Launched on Jan. 1, 2024, the PWHL has broken multiple attendance records and holds the worldwide all-time record for a women’s hockey game. In 2024, the PWHL was recognized by Sports Business Journal as the Sports Breakthrough of the Year and received the top position in the first-ever Canadian edition of the Harris Poll, which ranks companies’ reputations. Visit thepwhl.com to purchase tickets and merchandise, and subscribe to the PWHL e-newsletter to receive the latest league updates. Follow the league on all social media platforms @thepwhlofficial.
PWHL, the PWHL Logo, and PWHL team names and logos are trademarks of the PWHL. © PWHL 2024. All Rights Reserved.
About Rogers Place
Rogers Place is one of the premier sports and entertainment venues in North America, located in the heart of Edmonton’s ICE District. With capacity up to 20,000 fans, Rogers Place is the venue of choice in Western Canada for live entertainment, including concerts, festivals, NHL and WHL hockey, and other major sporting events. Celebrity performances include Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban, Zach Bryan, Elton John, Cirque du Soleil and nine consecutive sold-out shows by Garth Brooks, to name just a few. The International Olympic Committee and International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities have awarded the arena Gold in their Major Venues category for exemplary architecture. Rogers Place is LEED Silver certified and features state-of-the-art broadcast technology, facilities and capabilities, and is fully integrated with the adjoining Ford Hall, Fan Park and ICE District Plaza for multi-site festivals and other major events.