The WNBA is headed north of the border after a report surfaced that Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum has reached an agreement with the league.
The WNBA is officially coming to Toronto.
For good this time.
CBC Sports reported on Friday morning that Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum, via the holding company Kilmer Sports Inc. has been granted an expansion franchise by the WNBA.
According to the report, an official announcement is set for May 23rd and the team is expected to begin playing in May of 2026 at Coca-Cola Coliseum, an 8,000-seat arena that is also home to Toronto’s Professional Women’s Hockey League franchise and the Toronto Marlies.
Toronto will be the 14th team in the WNBA, following the recently expanded San Francisco team that is set to begin playing next season.
Tanenbaum is currently a stakeholder in Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Toronto Raptors and Maple Leafs (among other sports entities) but has recently begun embarking on his own sports ventures with Kilmer Sports Inc.
