3rd PWHL season to begin on Nov. 21

The Professional Women's Hockey League will kick off its third season on Nov. 21, as the league officially grows from six teams to eight.

The two expansion teams, PWHL Vancouver and PWHL Seattle, will play for the first time that night at 10 p.m. ET inside Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum, the first venue to have a PWHL team as its anchor tenant.

Earlier that night, at 7 p.m. ET, the reigning-champion Minnesota Frost will begin its quest for a third consecutive Walter Cup. The Frost will host the Toronto Sceptres, the team the Frost beat in the playoffs over the last two seasons.

They're two of 120 games scheduled for the PWHL's third season, up from 90 games last season and 72 before that. Each team will play 30 games, and all teams will battle head-to-head at least four times.

"Season three will be truly special with the highly anticipated debut of our first expansion teams in Seattle and Vancouver and the growth of the PWHL community to the west coast," Jayna Hefford, the PWHL's executive vice-president of hockey operations, said in a statement. "We can't wait for puck drop to see the impact our new and returning players will make, and to deliver a competitive season with even more games for fans to enjoy."

The league's first weekend will feature all eight teams in action.

The Ottawa Charge will host the New York Sirens (7 p.m. ET) on Saturday, while the Montreal Victoire will open the season on the road against the Boston Fleet on Sunday (1 p.m. ET). The league hasn't released details on its broadcast plans yet.

Also to come are more details on games hosted outside teams' home venues. Last season, the league visited nine cities as part of its Takeover Tour, and it will continue that tour again this season.

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