Overview

• The 120-game season runs Nov. 21 to Apr. 25, opening with Seattle at Vancouver and Minnesota hosting Toronto, and closing with all eight teams in action.
• The league will pause for the 2026 Olympics for 28 days starting Jan. 29, with games scheduled to resume on Feb. 26.
• Up to 20 games list venues as TBA, pointing to additional neutral-site dates and possible NHL-arena appearances that are still to be announced.
• Seattle’s first home game is Nov. 28 at Climate Pledge Arena versus Minnesota, while Boston plans most home dates at Tsongas Center with four at BU’s Agganis Arena.
• Offseason moves include Hilary Knight signing with Seattle, Vancouver adding Sarah Nurse, Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques, and New York drafting Kristyna Kaltounkova, while the playoff format remains unannounced.