Amid a boom for women’s sports , the Professional Women’s Hockey League is expanding its TV footprint in the U.S.

The upstart league currently only has four teams in the U.S. (and another four in Canada), and has cut deals with regional sports networks including NESN and MSG Networks, as well as local TV station groups including the CBS and Fox-owned stations, Gray Media, TEGNA and Scripps. In Canada, TSN and RDS are returning as broadcast partners alongside Prime Video. Games also stream globally on YouTube.

“Across North America, we’re close now to 100 million homes where people can watch PWHL hockey. So I think it’s a big jump for us year,” says Amy Scheer, PWHL executive VP of business operations. “It’s great to be part of the local sports ecosystem, it’s great to cross-promote amo

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