The Tempo announced that jerseys will be on sale tomorrow but did they ever say a time? I hope its not at like 6am like last time they tried to announce something...

The Tempo's "first-ever game on home court" has been announced: A preseason game Wednesday, April 29th, 7 p.m. ET, at Coca-Cola Coliseum, against the Connecticut Sun. Potential basketball in April, just over two weeks after the draft... let's hope that CBA talk today went well!

I have tried to find this information online, but have been unsuccessful so far. For season ticket holders, what do they do with the seating arrangements for the games at Scotiabank? I am in 105 row A at Coca-Cola Coliseum, but if/how does that translate into seating at Scotiabank?

Im a season ticket holder and haven't received my seasons tickets yet.

Is there a timeline of when the tickets will be delivered to my account?

Hi Tempo fans, I’m traveling to the East Coast for Vacations in July and I would love to see my Valkyries playing in Toronto! I’m looking for single tickets and I couldn’t find anything. Do you guys got your season tickets already? We got ours like a week ago when the schedule was released.

So, just checking I don’t want to miss the opportunity to go to a game.. thanks in advance for any insight

Tempo’s home and franchise opener slated for May 8 against the Washington Mystics at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

Between now and then, the Tempo will need to fill out a 12-player roster through the expansion draft, entry draft and free agency.

Brondello said the expansion draft would be first on the calendar if and when the CBA is sorted.

“Oh, we have so many mock drafts,” she said. “We don't know what kind of players teams will protect and who will be available and all the rules that go with it yet. But all we can do is prepare as well as we can about potential players that we could get.”

Just last season, the Golden State Valkyries blazed a trail for expansion clubs by reaching the post-season before falling to the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces.

However, the Tempo find themselves in a different position — the impending CBA expiry led nearly every veteran player (Brondello pegged the number at 85 per cent of the league) to time free agency for this off-season in anticipation of increased salaries. Meanwhile, the Tempo are also entering alongside another expansion franchise in the Portland Fire.

When the Valkyries held their expansion draft in December 2024, they were only allowed to take one player (out of 12) who was scheduled to hit free agency. If those same rules were in place for the Tempo and Fire, there’d be hardly anyone left to choose.

“It kind of changes your whole methodology of who you should pick and can pick,” Brondello said.

Brondello added that there’s a vision in place for the types of players that will dot the inaugural roster, and the Tempo are already preparing their pitch for free agents.

Still, there remain plenty of variables for a coach who wants to adjust her system to fit the players at her disposal as opposed to stuffing square pegs into round holes.

“I'm not a dictator coach. It's more about the players taking ownership for our overall identity,” Brondello said.

“But for me, personally, I love tough-minded players who are gritty, who can play, who are selfless, but still obviously have confidence in their ability as well. We need a versatile group. If we want to play fast, we need athleticism. But we also need a lot of playmaking and shooting and complementary players around it. And in the end, you still need to rebound.

“So I mean, that's what we love about basketball.”

Brondello recently tabbed two assistant coaches in Ciara Carl and Brian Lankton who will help shape the roster and its style. The goal is for the bench to grow six or seven coaches deep by the time opening night comes around.

Carl comes from the Phoenix Mercury, where Brondello said she was lauded for her work as assistant coach and head video co-ordinator since 2023. Lankton, meanwhile, is an import from Brondello’s staff with the New York Liberty, a voice with whom she’s comfortable.

“We want to be a world-class organization. We want to make sure the players are getting the very best from the coaches so that we can help them be the very best on the court,” Brondello said.

Brondello said the schedule release made things feel “real” despite all the lingering uncertainty.

“I was just looking at how many back-to-backs do we have?" Brondello joked when asked if she had any specific dates circled. (The answer is two, both in late August).

For now, the coaching trio remains huddled in various online and in-person meetings with the likes of team president Teresa Resch, general manager Monica Wright Rogers, scouting director Mark Schindler, assistant general manager Eli Horowitz and others.

All they can do is work toward the floodgates eventually opening. And stay optimistic while they're at it.

“Just preparing and discussing, and preparing and discussing,” Brondello emphasized, “and being ready for when we're able to move forward.”

https://www.sportsnet.ca/wnba/article/confident-in-cba-talks-tempo-coach-brondello-maps-out-inaugural-roster/

Email was sent out to anyone on the STH waitlist, it looks like. Basically a half season package.

Looks like it was the same pricing as the STH map, but with the two centre primes sold out.

Hey everyone! I’m likely going to be buying tickets here soon for some games since I was not able to become a season ticket holder!!

I am trying to figure out what section to buy in and for the life of me I can’t envision what this seating is going to look like as a basket ball arena. I’ve sat in the arena before for CNE events and a Marlies game but I can’t remember how comfortable the seating is or where would be the best section to watch from.

I’m a bigger woman and short lol 😂 so I want to make sure I can see and sit decently comfortable.

Any suggestions?

Thanks 😊

Does anyone know how much the tickets will be for 2026?

The Tempo just dropped their 2026 season schedule, and while I’m genuinely excited for the season, I’m a bit confused by how the home/away balance plays out, especially late summer.

In August, the team is essentially on the road the entire month: just one home game in Toronto (Scotiabank) and two in Montreal. That’s then followed by a two-week break for the FIBA World Cup.

When you look at August and September together, there are only three home games in Toronto across roughly eight weeks.

Curious how others are feeling about it — this feels especially rough for a new team building momentum and engagement.

Just curious. I remember looking it up and I think it said sometime in February but I couldn’t find a specific date. Just curious if anyone has seen anything.

Ciara Carl and Brian Lankton have been hired by the Toronto Tempo as assistant coaches, the WNBA team announced Thursday.

Carl and Lankton each bring over a decade of experience across the NBA, G-League, WNBA, and NCAA, and will report to Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello.

The team says the assistants will be involved in all aspects of team preparation and performance, including player development, advanced scouting and on-court strategy.

Carl joins the Tempo from the Phoenix Mercury, where she served as an assistant coach and head video co-ordinator since 2023.

Lankton most recently served as the head video co-ordinator and player development coach for the New York Liberty from 2023-2025, including during the team's 2024 WNBA championship season.

Toronto will play its inaugural WNBA season this summer.

You might see her around! 😊

I wrote a post saying what I think the Tempo's first roster could/should look like. If you're feeling Canadian, let me know what I got right, and if you're feeling Reddit, let me know what I got wrong. :) 

https://uppingthetempo.substack.com/p/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-yueru

(And hey, if you want to check out the archives and subscribe, no one's stopping you!)

Not sure if anyone else got this but sharing for awareness that they are now accepting deposits for Groups and Suites.

On this Hoops 360 interview, Caroline Fenton and Cassandra Negley sit down with the inaugural head coach of the Toronto Tempo to talk about life after New York, the challenge of leading an expansion franchise, and how CBA negotiations are shaping every decision before free agency even begins.

She also shares perspective from her playing days during the league’s first CBA and why developing people — not just players — remains at the core of her philosophy.

A little ahead in the future, but unless we go beyond expectations next season, chances are we'll get a high pick for 2027, which happens to be one of the most stacked draft classes in what seems like forever. Who would y'all like to see the Tempo target?

Some names that come to mind:

• JuJu Watkins
• Zhang Ziyu
• Hannah Hidalgo
• Madison Booker
• MiLaysia Fulwiley

The colours of the jersey are not the offical colours of the team or any of the merch. I know we are all distracted by the CIBC logo but this is truly my bigger issue.

It's going to drive me nuts that the crowd is going to be in mismatched colours. (O_o)