Historic inaugural season features 72 games beginning January 1
TORONTO, ON (November 30, 2023) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has announced its official 2024 regular-season schedule that begins on Monday, January 1, and concludes on Sunday, May 5, 2024. The inaugural PWHL season consists of 72 games, with each of the league’s six teams competing 24 times.
“Our inaugural season schedule features games being played at exceptional venues, at a variety of times, across all seven days of the week – offering multiple options for our fans,” said Stan Kasten, PWHL Advisory Board member. “We are excited to drop the puck on New Year’s Day and launch a new era of professional women’s hockey.”
The following eight venues will serve as homes for the great majority of PWHL games this season: Boston will play at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Minnesota will play at Xcel Energy Center in downtown Saint Paul. Ottawa will play at The Arena at TD Place in the heart of Canada’s capital city. Toronto games will take place at the downtown Mattamy Athletic Centre. Montreal will split its games between the Verdun Auditorium and Place Bell in Laval, Quebec. New York will also play its home games in two different venues including Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and UBS Arena, located within historic Belmont Park, New York.
Five home openers in the first six days of January headline the schedule launch, with all eyes on Toronto for the first game in league history to be played on New Year’s Day. Top PWHL talent will converge in Toronto for NHL All-Star Thursday on Feb. 1 at Scotiabank Arena and the Canadian Tire PWHL 3-on-3 Showcase™, part of 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend. The weekend also includes a Saturday afternoon game between Toronto and Minnesota at Mattamy Athletic Centre on Feb. 3.
The 72 regular-season games land on 51 different dates, including 32 standalone matchups, 17 days with two games, and two days where all six teams are in action. The schedule is also spread out with games played on all seven days of the week. 22 games on Saturdays, 21 games on Wednesdays, 13 games on Sundays, six Fridays, six Tuesdays, three Mondays, and one Thursday game. A minimum of 28 games have confirmed afternoon puck drops to provide additional flexibility for fans of all ages.
The schedule is constructed so that each team will play head-to-head a minimum of four times including twice at home and twice on the road, and four of a team’s five opponents will be played five times throughout the season. In all cases, American and Canadian teams will compete five times against the other teams in their country. The schedule also pauses in February for an IIHF National Team Break, and in April for the IIHF Women’s World Championship. Playoffs will begin the week of May 6.
Season ticket memberships will be available for purchase the week of Dec. 4, with early access granted to fans who have placed ticket deposits. Single game and group tickets will be made available in the coming weeks, as well as half season plans in select markets. Fans can sign up to receive the most updated ticket information by subscribing to the PWHL e-newsletter at this link.
2024 PWHL REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE:
Select game times and venues will be announced at a later date and are listed (TBA). All schedule dates and times are subject to change.
Monday, January 1, 2024
12:30 p.m. ET – New York at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Montreal at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Minnesota at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
Friday, January 5, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Toronto at New York – Total Mortgage Arena
Saturday, January 6, 2024
3:30 p.m. ET – Montreal at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Monday, January 8, 2024
6:00 p.m. ET – Ottawa at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Montreal at New York – UBS Arena
8:00 p.m. ET – Toronto at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Saturday, January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET – Ottawa at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
3:30 p.m. ET – Boston at Montreal – Verdun Auditorium
Sunday, January 14, 2024
4:00 p.m. ET – New York at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – New York at Montreal – Place Bell
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Boston at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
7:00 p.m. ET – Minnesota at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
Saturday, January 20, 2024
12:30 p.m. ET – New York at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
8:00 p.m. ET – Toronto at Montreal – Verdun Auditorium
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Toronto at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Boston at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
8:00 p.m. ET – Montreal at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Friday, January 26, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – New York at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
Saturday, January 27, 2024
3:30 p.m. ET – Ottawa at Montreal – Place Bell
4:00 p.m. ET – Minnesota at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
Sunday, January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET – Minnesota at New York – Total Mortgage Arena
*NHL All-Star Thursday, February 1, 2024*
6:00 p.m. ET – CANADIAN TIRE PWHL 3-ON-3 SHOWCASE™– Scotiabank Arena
Saturday, February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET – Minnesota at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
Sunday, February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET – New York at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
3:30 p.m. ET – Montreal at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
IIHF NATIONAL TEAM BREAK
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Toronto at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
8:00 p.m. ET – Ottawa at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Friday, February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Montreal at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
Saturday, February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET – Minnesota at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
4:00 p.m. ET – New York at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
Sunday, February 18, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET – Minnesota at Montreal – Place Bell
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Ottawa at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
7:00 p.m. ET – Montreal at New York – UBS Arena
Friday, February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – New York at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
Saturday, February 24, 2024
2:30 p.m. ET – Ottawa at Montreal – Verdun Auditorium
Sunday, February 25, 2024
4:00 p.m. ET – Boston at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Time TBA – Toronto at Minnesota – Venue TBA
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – New York at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
Saturday, March 2, 2024
3:30 p.m. ET – Toronto at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
4:00 p.m. ET – Boston at Montreal – Verdun Auditorium
Sunday, March 3, 2024
12:30 p.m. ET – Minnesota at New York – UBS Arena
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
8:00 p.m. ET – Ottawa at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Boston at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
7:00 p.m. ET – Montreal at New York – Total Mortgage Arena
Friday, March 8, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Montreal at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
Sunday, March 10, 2024
3:30 p.m. ET – New York at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
4:00 p.m. ET – Ottawa at Montreal – Place Bell
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
8:00 p.m. ET – Boston at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Saturday, March 16, 2024
3:30 p.m. ET – New York at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Time TBA – Ottawa at Boston – Venue TBA
Time TBA – Toronto at Montreal – Venue TBA
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Boston at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
7:00 p.m. ET – Ottawa at New York – Total Mortgage Arena
Saturday, March 23, 2024
3:30 p.m. ET – Toronto at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
Sunday, March 24, 2024
4:00 p.m. ET – Montreal at Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
Monday, March 25, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Boston at New York – UBS Arena
IIHF WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thursday, April 18, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – Toronto at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
Friday, April 19, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET – New York at Montreal – Verdun Auditorium
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Time TBA – Minnesota at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Time TBA – Toronto at Montreal – Verdun Auditorium
Time TBA – Boston at New York – Venue TBA
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Time TBA – Boston at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
7:00 p.m. ET – Minnesota at Montreal – Verdun Auditorium
7:00 p.m. ET – Toronto at New York – Total Mortgage Arena
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time TBA – Boston at Minnesota – Venue TBA
Time TBA – Montreal at Ottawa – The Arena at TD Place
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Time TBA – Ottawa at New York – Venue TBA
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
7:30 p.m. ET – Minnesota at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
Saturday, May 4, 2024
3:30 p.m. ET – Montreal at Boston – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
Time TBA – Minnesota at New York – Venue TBA
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Time TBA – Ottawa at Toronto – Mattamy Athletic Centre
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