The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) has announced four new expansion teams based in Hamilton, Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Jose. Each team has signed five foundational players and will begin play next season.

<img alt="Two hockey players compete for the puck during a game." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/370a9531-117c-45a9-adc8-9f2edba3de0d,1781043902317/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C294%2C5624%2C3163%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Former Ottawa Charge captain Brianne Jenner was the first player to sign with the new PWHL franchise in Hamilton." width="620" /><p>New PWHL teams in Hamilton, Detroit, Las Vegas and San Jose each signed five players as foundational players this w...