Professional women's hockey at its finest — the Toronto Sceptres (formerly the PWHL Toronto team) play elite professional women's hockey in the PWHL with Olympic gold medalists on the ice every home game. The fanbase is passionate, tickets are accessible, and the hockey is genuinely excellent.
Neighbourhood: Downtown · Address: Coca-Cola Coliseum, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON · Hours: Season: January–May | Check pwhl.com/toronto
Why Visit
Catch elite-level women’s hockey featuring Olympic gold medalists and future stars up-close, all at accessible ticket prices. The Toronto Sceptres’ games deliver serious talent with a genuinely hyped fanbase.
What Makes It Unique
The Sceptres are Toronto’s only fully pro women’s team playing at this level, and game days have a different energy than Leafs or Marlies—rowdy, energetic, but without the NHL price tag. You’re seeing the world’s top female hockey players, many of whom just beat Canada’s (or the world’s) best at the Olympics.
If you’re in Toronto and even slightly into hockey, go see the Toronto Sceptres. Seriously. This isn’t a “nice idea” or a token sports outing because you want to support women’s sport, though that matters too. It’s legitimately high-level hockey: fast, structured, physical, and packed with players who’ve won Olympic gold and world championships. You can feel the difference right away. The pace is sharp, the passing is crisp, and there’s very little of that sloppy, dead-air stretch you sometimes get at lower-level games. These players can absolutely fly.
They play at Coca-Cola Coliseum at Exhibition Place, which is a great setting for this kind of team. It’s big enough to feel like a real event, but compact enough that the noise actually stays in the building. When the crowd gets going after a big hit, a breakaway, or a late tying goal, it sounds loud in a way that catches you off guard. Toronto fans have really shown up for this team, and the energy feels different from a lot of other sporting events in the city. People are invested. Kids are wearing jerseys. Season-ticket holders know the lines and the matchups. There’s a genuine sense that everyone knows they’re watching something important as it’s being built.
One of the best things about a Sceptres game is that it still feels accessible. You don’t need Bay Street money or months of planning to get decent seats. If you can swing lower bowl, do it. The sightlines are excellent, and being close enough to hear the skates dig into the ice and the players calling to each other adds a lot. You really notice how hard they work in the corners and how fast plays develop. Even if you sit higher up, the arena is intimate enough that there’s not a bad view.
For families, it’s an easy pick. The games are exciting without feeling overwhelming, and the crowd is enthusiastic without that edge you sometimes get at major men’s pro games. You’ll see a lot of young girls absolutely locked in, watching players who look like the future of the sport because they already are the present. That part is pretty moving, honestly, and it doesn’t feel staged or sentimental. It just feels real.
A practical tip: get there a bit early if you’re taking transit or driving into Exhibition Place, because event traffic around there can bunch up fast. Grab a drink, find your seat, and watch warmups if you can. It’s worth it. After the game, stick around. Post-game player interactions are one of the things that make this team feel close to the city. Depending on the night, there’s often a chance to see players stop for fans, sign things, and actually connect.
If you come back to Toronto in a year or two, this is exactly the kind of place you’ll want to return to. The hockey is excellent now, and it still feels like the start of something. Watching the Sceptres isn’t just fun. It feels like watching the city get behind the right thing, loudly.