7 verified
Expansion Tracker
One place for women's sports expansion status: league shape, roster rules, key dates, and which CTW surfaces are ready to trust.
PWHL active priority
2026 expansion roster distribution
The PWHL moves from eight to 12 teams for 2026-27. The official six-phase process covers protections, expansion foundational signings, open signing windows, and the draft.
12
teams in 2026-27
Returning teams
Boston FleetMinnesota FrostMontreal VictoireNew York SirensOttawa ChargeSeattle TorrentToronto SceptresVancouver Goldeneyes
Expansion teams
DetroitHamiltonLas VegasSan Jose
Key dates
June 2-3
Existing team signings and protections
June 5-8
Expansion foundational signing period
June 10-12
Preliminary open signing period for all teams
June 14-15
Expansion signing period
June 16 and 18
Existing team exclusive re-signing period
June 17
2026 PWHL Draft
June 19
League-wide open signing begins
CTW coverage status
Ready now
Timeline, source links, expansion teams, and verified expansion-team signings.
Verified expansion signings
Official PWHL roster trackers and transaction records currently list 27 signings by the four 2026-27 expansion teams.
6 verified
PWHL Hamilton
7 verified
PWHL Las Vegas
7 verified
PWHL San Jose
Verified as of June 12, 2026. CTW is showing signed expansion-team roster additions only; unresolved rights, rumors, and future Phase 4-6 movement stay off this list until official records update.
Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo
The existing WNBA expansion-draft surface is preserved as a completed-event status block, with users routed to transactions and free agency for roster cleanup.
April 3
Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo expansion draft completed
April 11
2026 WNBA signing period opened
May 8
Regular season began; tracker shifts to roster cleanup
Expansion-team onboarding
NWSL expansion should reuse this surface for league-shape and roster-onboarding status, but not WNBA-style free-agent language unless the source feed supports it.
2026 season
Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC enter the CTW team surface
Next step
Use roster sync and transaction feeds before presenting player-level movement claims