Vancouver announced as 1st PWHL expansion team, will play at Pacific Coliseum [Video]

They don’t have a name yet, but when they hit the ice at the Pacific Coliseum next season, Vancouver’s new professional women’s hockey team will be clad in uniforms of Pacific blue and cream.

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) made it official on Wednesday, announcing Canada’s third-largest city would be the home of its first expansion team.

“Why Vancouver? Obviously, coming here to the third-largest market in Canada (is) really important. You’ve shown a remarkable commitment to growing the game of hockey,” said Amy Scheer, PWHL executive vice-president of business operations.

Vancouver set records when the PWHL came to down in January for one of its out-of-market Takeover Tour games between the Montreal Victoire and Toronto Sceptres.

More than 19,000 fans attended the game, more than in any other city.

Scheer also pointed to a nearly 50-50 split between male and female youth registered through B.C. Hockey as a …