PWHL Toronto and likely PWHL Montreal have already outgrown their venues. The PWHL might need to get bigger sooner than expected to meet demand.

Venues were late to happen. In fact, the league only announced their official venues 34 days before the inaugural game. That's cutting it close. 

Since then however, the league has had mass success at the turnstiles seeing strong attendance across the board. Undoubtedly the league will be looking for a better location for some teams in the immediate future, and there's not greater need for change than in Toronto.

PWHL Toronto's home venue for this season was announced as Mattamy Athletic Centre, the former Maple Leaf Gardens. Almost instantly following the release of tickets for this season, all 12 home games at the venue sold out. 

It was fantastic news for Toronto, but also a sign that the team is playing in a vastly undersized facility. This season Toronto has averaged 2,484 fans per game at Mattamy, totalling 12,420 fans across their opening five home games.

Friday night at Scotiabank Arena for the Battle on Bay Street, PWHL Toronto sold out the 18,800 seat arena within minutes of tickets going on sale to the general public.

Where does this leave PWHL Toronto? The immediate answer is: in need of a bigger venue.

Perhaps it's premature to expect PWHL Toronto to sell out Scotiabank Arena every night, or perhaps it isn't. The only concern at Scotiabank could be scheduling around not only the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the venue's other primary tenant, the NBA's Toronto Raptors. 

The other pro hockey venue in Toronto, the Coca-Cola Coliseum, could provide an intermediary step. The Coliseum, home to the AHL's Toronto Marlies, has a capacity of 8,100 for hockey.

Right now, the Marlies are the lone primary tenant of the facility, making scheduling easier, but with less public transit options leading directly to the Coca-Cola Coliseum, there's also a potential trade off to be considered.

Similarly, PWHL Montreal could be looking to play more games at Place Bell in Laval moving forward, after their opening two games at the venue drew 6,334 and 8,646 fans, while their primary home venue of Verdun Auditorium has been maxed out at 3,245 and 3,232 fans in their first two games at the venue. With Place Bell already serving as a location for the team, a permanent move could be in the works. 

For the PWHL, it's a good problem to have seeing venues filled and having an earlier than anticipated hunt for bigger venues necessitated.