PWHL Vancouver is an upcoming professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that will compete in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are the league's first announced expansion franchise, part of the league's first round of expansions alongside PWHL Seattle. The team will play home games at the Pacific Coliseum.
History.
Founding.
On April 23, 2025, the PWHL announced that their first expansion franchise would be located in Vancouver and would begin play in the 2025–26 season. The team announced that their home arena will be the Pacific Coliseum, former home of the WHL’s Vancouver Giants and the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks.
The announcement came after speculation that the PWHL would expand to both Vancouver and Seattle. Rumours of a Vancouver franchise gained momentum after the PWHL Takeover Tour – a series of exhibition games staged at neutral venues across cities in Canada and the United States – drew a record-breaking 19,038 spectators to Rogers Arena, current home of the Vancouver Canucks, on January 8, 2025.
On May 23, 2025, PWHL Vancouver announced that Cara Gardner Morey would be appointed as the club's first general manager.
Team identity.
As part of the expansion announcement, the team's colours were revealed to be Pacific blue and cream. The PWHL also stated that the franchise would operate under the temporary name "PWHL Vancouver" until a permanent brand identity is announced, following a similar approach taken by the "Inaugural Six" teams during the 2023–24 PWHL season.
Players and personnel.
Current roster.
"(Note: Player numbers are currently imported from the players' previous teams and are subject to change prior to the start of the 2025-26 PWHL season.)"