Shipping up to Boston: Fleet to switch primary location, move to BU’s Agganis Arena

The Fleet are leaving Lowell and making their way to Boston.

The PWHL franchise will swap out UMass Lowell’s Tsongas Center for Boston University’s Agganis Arena as its primary location. The Fleet made the announcement Tuesday morning.

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring the Boston Fleet to Agganis Arena full-time,” said Boston Fleet Director of Business Operations Laura Marie Davey. “The passion for the Fleet in the City of Boston has continued to grow since our first game at Agganis, and this move allows us to build on that momentum while creating new opportunities to connect with supporters throughout Greater Boston, the South Shore and Rhode Island. We’re deeply grateful to the Lowell community and our partners at the Tsongas Center, whose support has been instrumental to the growth of our organization. We look forward to carrying that support with us as we begin this next chapter.”

The move puts the Fleet in a prime location for fans in the city with easy mass transportation access, including a Green Line stop just outside the arena.

Boston played four games at Agganis Arena during the 2025-26 season and has played six games at the arena over the past two years. Four of those six games were in front of sell-out crowds.

“We are deeply honored and proud to be the primary home venue of the Boston Fleet for the 2026-27 season,” said Agganis Arena Executive Director Kris Brassil. “Watching the growth of the PWHL and other women’s leagues across sports has been nothing short of incredible. The Boston Fleet, the PWHL, and, most importantly, the fans have been a pleasure to host here at Agganis, and we’re very excited to continue to build those relationships as a perfect complement to BU’s proud hockey tradition.”

The Fleet have historically had one of the lower attendance averages in the PWHL, second only to the New York Sirens, who played the bulk of their games at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, this season.

According to The Hockey News, the Fleet saw an average attendance of 5,991 during the 2025-26 season. That total shows consistent growth for the team year over year, as the Fleet averaged 3,770 fans per game in the inaugural season and 4,587 fans per game in 2024-25.

The Fleet also sold out a game at TD Garden this past season, bringing in 17,850 fans on April 11.

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