"Everybody Wants To Be Here" — PWHL Welcomed To Las Vegas

The PWHL has arrived in Las Vegas. It's the league's southernmost team, and the first time the PWHL has expanded to a market not previously visited on the PWHL Takeover Tour. The league formally announced the addition of PWHL Las Vegas as the league's 10th franchise on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.

According to PWHL executive vice president of business operations Amy Scheer, Las Vegas is a marquee market for any professional sporting league, and now the PWHL has arrived.

"Everyone wants to be here," said Scheer at T-Mobile Arena, which will host PWHL Las Vegas this season. "There's not a league or a team that does not want to be in Vegas. And now we get to call Vegas home. You have built the reputation as a passionate, loyal, loud, engaged fan base. And who would not want that as their home?"

PWHL Pitches Themselves As "Joy Dealers?

Without a PWHL Takeover Tour stop, Scheer continued by pitching the product to those on hand at T-Mobile, a group that included many local girls hockey players. Las Vegas is an entertainment city, and Scheer believes the PWHL adds to that.

"We believe honestly that we are bringing you something that you will fall in love with from the very first puck drop," said Scheer. "We have the best women's hockey players in the game. The games are fast. They're physical. They're competitive. In our league, truly, every shift matters. Every point matters. In our first three seasons, our playoff teams came down to the last game of the season. You will find an in arena environment that is fun. We have built a community where the fans are dancing, where people are singing, where we have just developed an arena building that is filled with joy. And we've coined ourselves joy dealers."

Scheer believes that Las Vegas, that already has rabid support for the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, and for women's sports in the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, is the perfect market for the PWHL.

"This is your team from day one. And I could promise you this team is going to take on what Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Valley is — Strong, hardworking, tight-knit, warm, and welcoming. But you do have the strip. And like all great performers who come here, our athletes are coming here to shine and put on a show for you. They will earn your respect and fandom. I could promise you that."