- The PWHL announced its first-ever All-Star Game, set for March 7, 2027 at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena
- Four teams — Canada, USA, International and Rookies — will play a 3-on-3 round robin for the title
- Read below for the full format, broadcast plans and Toronto’s history hosting the event
The PWHL is finally getting an All-Star Game of its own.
It’s happening March 7, 2027, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the same building where the Maple Leafs and the PWHL’s own Toronto Sceptres both play. The league made the announcement Thursday at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Four teams will take the ice for the inaugural event: PWHL Canada, PWHL USA, PWHL International and PWHL Rookies. The Rookies squad is reserved for any player in her first PWHL season, regardless of age.
PWHL executive vice president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford talked about what the event means for the league.
“The PWHL was built to feature the best players in the world, and now fans will see the highest level of skill in women’s hockey showcased in a new and unique way,” Hefford said. “It’s only fitting that we return to Toronto, where the PWHL first dropped the puck, to bring the best of the best together for an unforgettable day for our fans and our league.”
Check out the league’s announcement:
The format runs 3-on-3, round robin, with all four teams playing each other once. The second- and third-place finishers meet in a semifinal, and the winner advances to face the top seed in the final.
Rosters run 10 players deep: six forwards, three defenders and a goaltender. Fans, players and media vote in the starters, and the league’s hockey operations staff fills out the rest.
TSN and Radio-Canada will carry the event in Canada, with Scripps Sports airing it on ION in the U.S. Ticket details are still to come, though the league is already taking sign-ups for a presale.
The PWHL has moved fast since dropping the puck on its first season in January 2024, picking up a championship trophy of its own along the way:
Toronto has history with events like this one. The city hosted the league’s first-ever game back in January 2024 and staged a 3-on-3 showcase during NHL All-Star Weekend that same year.
The old Canadian Women’s Hockey League ran all four of its All-Star Games at the same building, back when it was known as the Air Canada Centre, from 2015 to 2019.
It’s another building block for the league. Hockey Night in Canada is reportedly set to add PWHL coverage this season too, a sign of how fast its media footprint keeps growing.
