Ted Leonsis open to bringing women's hockey team to Washington, DC if there's 'flexibility in the ownership structure'

"“We should be the women's professional sports capital of the world,” Leonsis said. “We want to play that part and be in that role as a leader and innovator.”"

"“We're incredibly proud to see Capital One Arena serve as the stage for another historic moment with today's record-setting PWHL game,” Leonsis said then in a statement. “...[T]he momentum we're seeing today reflects both the excellence of the athletes and the growing demand from fans to experience women's sports at the highest level.”"

"“We have a couple more years of renovations, so it's very difficult right now to speak with certainty about expansion and what they're doing along our timetable,” Leonsis told Raby."

Ted Leonsis wants Capital One Arena to host more women’s hockey games and aims to bring a permanent women’s team to Washington, DC. He frames the goal as making the city the women’s professional sports capital through leadership and innovation. The push aligns with the PWHL’s expansion plans, including new franchises in Detroit, Hamilton, and San Jose, with Las Vegas considered a contender. Interest in DC is shown by strong attendance at a PWHL Takeover Tour game, where 17,228 fans set a U.S. record and chanted for a team. Leonsis says renovations will take a couple more years, making expansion timing uncertain, and indicates he has been in contact with league leadership.

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