TORONTO – The Toronto Sceptres are returning to Scotiabank Arena, home of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 3:30 p.m. ET for the fourth annual Battle on Bay Street presented by Scotiabank. The game features the Sceptres against expansion PWHL Detroit in the only matchup between the teams to be played in Toronto during the 2026-27 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) regular season.
The Sceptres are undefeated in each of their first three appearances at Scotiabank Arena, winning last year’s game 2-1 in overtime against the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Jan. 17, 2026. The first two games were played before sold-out crowds of over 19,000 fans that rank second and third in all-time PWHL attendance, including a 3-0 win over Montréal on Feb. 16, 2024, with a crowd of 19,285, followed by a 4-2 win over New York on Jan. 25, 2025, with 19,102 in attendance.
With PWHL Detroit coming to town, fans will see the return of former Sceptres Jesse Compher and Daryl Watts, both of whom scored winning goals in previous games at Scotiabank Arena.
Tickets for this special game will be available through Ticketmaster with presales beginning Thursday, Nov 5, followed by general on-sale Thursday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets can be purchased at thepwhl.com/tickets. Fans can sign up online for the Official Sceptres Newsletter, The Beacon, here, opens in a new tab, for priority access.
The Sceptres begin the 2026-27 regular season in Ottawa on Sunday, Dec. 6, followed by the home opener at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tuesday, Dec. 8 against PWHL Hamilton.