'I think it's inevitable': Boston defenceman Megan Keller envisions PWHL expansion

Boston defenceman Megan Keller can already foresee the potential for expansion with the Professional Women's Hockey League holding neutral site games in Pittsburgh and Detroit this weekend. Boston defenceman Megan Keller can already foresee the potential for expansion with the Professional Women's Hockey League holding neutral site games in Pittsburgh and Detroit this weekend."I think it's inevitable," she said during a PWHL video conference call this week.

Toronto, on a nine-game winning streak, and Montreal will face off in Pittsburgh at the Penguins PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. And Boston faces Ottawa in Detroit at the Red Wings' Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, marking a homecoming for Keller and fellow Michigan-born teammates Taylor Girard and Shiann Darkangelo.

While Detroit might be dubbed "HockeyTown," what's not lost on all three players is how the state's two major colleges — Michigan and Michigan State — lack women's varsity hockey programs.Host Rob Pizzo is joined by Hailey Salvian to break down the biggest stories from Week 10 of the inaugural PWHL season.Darkangelo and Keller wondered if the game in Detroit and the prospect of the PWHL one day expanding into the Motor City might spur both schools, who both have club teams.

It's easier said than done, and there is no formal proposal on the table for Michigan to launch a varsity team, school spokesman Kurt Svoboda said. Boston, coming off a 4-0 loss at Minnesota on Wednesday, and Ottawa are tied with 20 points in holding the fourth and final playoff spot. Toronto, Montreal and Minnesota, meantime, are tied in first.Minnesota is the league's only team to play games in an NHL venue, the Wild's home. Last month, Toronto and Montreal played at the Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena and set a women's hockey attendance record at 19,285.

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