A year ago, people celebrated the 8,850 fans in attendance in Pittsburgh for one of two Takeover stops in the PWHL's inaugural season. This year, that number would be seen as a failure.

The continued success of nearly every stop on the PWHL's 2024-25 Takeover Tour highlights the continued attendance growth in the league. 

Through eight stops on the PWHL Takeover Tour this season, the league has averaged 14,378 fans per game, helping to push the overall league average to 7,333. Those numbers included a pair of games topping 14,000 fans in Denver and Detroit, breaking and then re-breaking the American professional women's hockey single game attendance record.

The PWHL is firmly entrenched as the second most attended hockey league in North America. This season the American Hockey League, the top affiliate league for the NHL, is averaging just over 5,600 fans per game. The ECHL, the second level affiliates for the NHL, are at roughly 4,700 per game.

The league also far surpassed each of North America's prominent junior leagues.

In some limited opportunities, the PWHL even surpassed the NHL. For example, the PWHL Takeover Tour stop in Vancouver drew 19.038 fans. It's more than the Vancouver Canucks have drawn at any single game this season. The same could be said for the NHL's preseason visit to the Videotron Centre in Quebec City compared to the PWHL's.

The league is set to announce expansion details and plans within the next few days. It's believed the new market(s) will be one's visited on the PWHL Takeover Tour this season.