The PWHL Takeover Tour in Calgary on Wednesday night between the Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres drew 16,150 fans to the Saddledome — a crowd that “was loud and cheered just as wildly for local products … as the fans in the stands usually do for their Calgary Flames favourites.” The crowd “was young, too, especially for a game that had a” 7:30pm MT start time “on a school night.” Who knows “how many thousands more would have been clamouring for tickets on a weekend matinee.” There is “no question that this week’s stop in Calgary was a resounding success for the PWHL.” Hundreds of fans “showed up for open practices at WinSport on Tuesday and thousands more attended Wednesday’s game,” where the Sceptres outlasted the Charge for a 2-1 win. The players “definitely think” a full-time, Calgary-based PWHL team is “possible” (CALGARY HERALD, 4/1).
