The puck drops on the PWHL's third season on Friday, officially beginning the league's eight-team era.

The Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent were built from scratch through an expansion draft process that pulled stars from the existing six teams.

But will the riches gleaned through generous expansion rules, designed to maintain the league's competitive balance, yield fruit for Vancouver and Seattle right away? Or will it take some time to build a foundation?

Each PWHL team will play 30 regular-season games, with a lengthy break in the middle for the Olympics. Friday night's games feature the Toronto Sceptres visiting the Walter Cup champions Minnesota Frost (7 p.m. ET), while the Goldeneyes host the Torrent (10 a.m.).

You can watch 17 games across this season on CBC and CBC Ge

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