Women鈥檚 professional sports leagues continue to grow in popularity in the United States, with soccer and basketball leading the way. Now, women鈥檚 hockey is looking to forge its path.
In its third season, the Professional Women鈥檚 Hockey League organized a 鈥淭akeover Tour,鈥� playing 16 regular season games on neutral sites during the 2025-26 season. One of those games will take place at D.C.鈥檚 Capital One Arena as the New York Sirens take on Montreal Victoire.
The game is set to take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets can be with prices starting at $30.
However, the game will not be an exhibition. As of Friday, both teams sat in the upper half of the eight-team standings, with Montreal in second place with a 7-4 record and New York in fourth place, 6-5.
It’s the third season the PWHL has played games outside of its teams鈥� cities. The second tour across nine games.
Montreal鈥痜orward Laura Stacey said the league鈥檚 quick growth in three years before a Winter Olympics puts it into perspective of how far the sport has come.
鈥淲e never dreamed about being where we are right now,鈥� Stacey said. 鈥淭he fact that we’re here, we’re now going to Washington to play in Capital One Arena. I think slowly, every single year, we’re getting these moments of 鈥榃here are we? How are we doing this?鈥� And I think it really blows our mind every time.鈥�
For Hayley Scamurra, Sunday鈥檚 game is a mini homecoming.
While she was raised in New York, the Montreal鈥痜orward is the daughter of former Washington , and her mother is from Maryland. Hayley also spent time in the D.C. area as a former coach for the Capitals Youth Development Program and ALL CAPS ALL HER initiative to bring hockey to women and girls.
Scamurra said she鈥檚 watched the D.C. region鈥檚 love for hockey grow, despite the region not having a notable women鈥檚 college hockey program. She added that, after speaking to people within the Capitals organization, the team and D.C.-area hockey fans will welcome the PWHL with open arms.
鈥淕rowing up, as a kid, no one knew what hockey was,鈥� Scamurra said. 鈥淪o now, to see so many girls playing hockey there, there’s like dedicated girls teams at the Caps organization and things like that. The growth has been immense.鈥�
Before the game, both teams will at MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia, where fans can meet players and received signed autographs. On Saturday night, Montreal鈥檚 Marie-Philip Poulin and Sirens player Kayla Vespa will participate in a ceremonial puck drop before the Capitals take on the Florida Panthers.
Vespa, a lifelong Capitals fan, said it is a 鈥渇ull circle moment鈥� to be playing in D.C.
鈥淚’ve only watched them play on TV, so to be able to be there, at an NHL venue, just shows how much the game has grown,鈥� she said. 鈥淭o be a lifelong fan, it means a lot, and to be able to bring both teams here 鈥� is very exciting, and it’s the next step for us.
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