Quick Reference

📆 Important Dates

Here are some key dates for the Toronto Tempo’s inaugural 2026 season:

December 6, 2025 – WNBA Expansion Draft
- Expansion teams will pick select players from existing teams to build their initial rosters.
- The expansion draft will also include Portland
April 2026 – WNBA Draft
- Teams take turns choosing eligible players, usually from college or international leagues.
May – September 2026 – WNBA Regular Season
- Typically each team plays 40 regular season games.
September – October 2026 – WNBA Playoffs
- Top eight teams participate in a single-elimination tournament.
- Round one is best-of-three, Semifinals are best-of-five, and Finals are best-of-seven

We will not know the full Toronto Tempo roster until after the WNBA Expansion Draft on December 6, 2025 and the WNBA Draft in April 2026.

Typically rosters consist of 11 to 12 players as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement and follow salary cap constraints.

Below are some key rules to know when watching:

Game Structure: Four 10-minute quarters.
Shot Clock: 24 seconds to take a shot (14 seconds after offensive rebounds).
Backcourt Violation: 8 seconds to cross half-court.
Timeouts: Five full timeouts per game, plus one “Reset” Timeout in the last two minutes.
Personal Fouls: Disqualified after 6 personal fouls.
Overtime: 5-minute periods until there’s a winner.
Bonus Free Throws: After 5 team fouls in a quarter, the opponent shoots two free throws.

The WNBA broadcast rights vary and will likely change. Currently the best options in Canada are WNBA League Pass, TSN, Sportsnet, NBA TV Canada, and Amazon Prime Video.

The WNBA Schedule typically has information about which games will be streamed where.

Home games will be played at Coca Cola Coliseum in Toronto which has a capacity of 8,500 for Basketball games.

Tickets are currently not for sale, but there is a Wait List which requires a non-refundable deposit; the Official FAQ has more information.