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PWHL picks Seattle for 2nd expansion franchise

created: April 30, 2025, 11:05 a.m. | updated: April 30, 2025, 3:55 p.m.

The new team will initially go by PWHL Seattle and its colors will be emerald green and cream. Though all PWHL teams are centrally controlled by the league, Seattle's expansion bid was led by the Kraken and the Oak View Group, which developed and operates Climate Pledge Arena. Seattle features a growing youth hockey program, is home to the WNBA's Storm and NWSL's Reign, and previously shown support for women's hockey. The PWHL plans to announce the date of an expansion draft and how Vancouver and Seattle will be integrated into its entry draft on June 24 at a later time. In the bigger picture, the PWHL's accelerated expansion plans coincide with wealth of college talent anticipated to enter the league over the next two years.

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