"The puck drops on the PWHL's third season on Friday, officially beginning the league's eight-team era. The Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent were built from scratch through an expansion draft process that pulled stars from the existing six teams. But will the riches gleaned through generous expansion rules, designed to maintain the league's competitive balance, yield fruit for Vancouver and Seattle right away? Or will it take some time to build a foundation?"
"Each PWHL team will play 30 regular-season games, with a lengthy break in the middle for the Olympics. Friday night's games feature the Toronto Sceptres visiting the Walter Cup champions Minnesota Frost (7 p.m. ET), while the Goldeneyes host the Torrent (10 a.m.). You can watch 17 games across this season on CBC and CBC Gem, including weekly Saturday games. The first CBC game will air on Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. ET, when the Toronto Sceptres host the Boston Fleet."
"WATCH | PWHL's newest teams can contend for Walter Cup: Host Karissa Donkin and The Athletic's Hailey Salvian break down the rosters of the Professional Women's Hockey League's two newest teams. There's lots of hockey ahead, so let's look at how the PWHL's eight teams rank heading into the new season. For existing teams, there's also a list of who's in and who's out after the busiest PWHL off-season yet."
The PWHL begins its third season with eight teams after expansion added the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent through an expansion draft that pulled stars from six existing teams. Each team will play 30 regular-season games with a lengthy Olympic break midseason. Opening night features Toronto visiting Minnesota Frost and Vancouver hosting Seattle. Seventeen games will air on CBC and CBC Gem, including weekly Saturday broadcasts beginning Nov. 29 when Toronto hosts Boston. The expansion rules were generous to preserve competitive balance, raising questions about immediate contention for the two new franchises. Montreal Victoire retained many players and absorbed expansion impacts effectively.
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