Saturday’s WNBA preseason game in Toronto has already been billed as a huge success, and the numbers released Monday are just further evidence of the event’s success.
The WNBA announced via a press release that the game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Chicago Sky set records for attendance, viewership, and merchandise sales.
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The 19,923 fans at Scotiabank Arena was the largest ever for a WNBA preseason game. It was also the most watched WNBA preseason game ever, and the second most watched WNBA game ever in Canada.
It was also clear that the fans in the arena were in their spirits, as 98 percent of the merchandise inside the arena was sold out by the end of the game. There was also a 506 percent increase in sales of WNBA merchandise in Canada compared to the same week last year.
All numbers underscore why WNBA Commissioner Kathy Engelbert says that “Toronto scores very high on the list” of cities the league is considering expanding to.
Obviously, the appetite is there.
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