Sceptres to welcome expansion Goldeneyes to Scotiabank Arena before Olympic break

New York Sirens forward Jade Downie-Landry (27) and Toronto Sceptres defender Allie Munroe (12) battle for position in sold out Scotiabank Arena during second period PWHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday January 25, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

TORONTO — The Toronto Sceptres will make their third trip to Scotiabank Arena next month for a game against the expansion Vancouver Goldeneyes, the Professional Women’s Hockey Team announced Thursday.

The third annual “Battle on Bay Street” is set for Jan. 17 at 3 p.m. ET at the home of the NHL’s Maple Leafs and NBA’s Raptors.

The Sceptres drew sellout crowds of over 19,000 fans in their last two games at Scotiabank Arena.

A then-record crowd of 19,285 saw the Sceptres post a 3-0 win over the Montréal Victoire on Feb. 16, 2024, in the league’s inaugural season. That record was beaten just over two months later when the Sceptres beat the Victoire 3-2 in overtime before 21,105 fans at Montreal’s Bell Centre.

The Scotiabank Centre crowd of 19,285 that took in Toronto’s 4-2 win over the New York Sirens on Jan. 25, 2025, was the third-highest attendance in the league’s history.

Toronto had three points from one win and one loss — both in regulation — heading into a game Thursday against the visiting Ottawa Charge at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Vancouver sat last in the league with two points from an overtime win and three regulation losses.

“The game at Scotiabank Arena is easily one of the most exciting games of the year,” Sceptres defender Renata Fast said in a release. ”The energy there the last two seasons has been incredible, you feel it through your whole body.

“Playing in front of 19,000 passionate fans at home is an experience you can’t really put into words. I know this game is circled on all of our calendars.”

The game at Scotiabank Arena will be the last at home for the Sceptres before the PWHL takes a break from Jan. 29 to Feb. 25 for the Milan Cortina Olympics.

It will also mark the return of former Sceptres Sarah Nurse, Hannah Miller, Kristen Campbell and Izzy Daniel.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2025.