Hamilton) (defunct) 2016: Atlanta Blaze (defunct) 2020: Connecticut Hammerheads Major League Rugby (MLR) Six of the seven charter franchises from 2018 remain active. 2019: Rugby United New York; Toronto Arrows 2020: New England Free Jacks; Old Glory DC; Rugby ATL 2021: LA Giltinis (defunct) 2022: Dallas Jackals 2023: Chicago Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) 1998: Detroit Shock (later the Tulsa Shock, now Dallas Wings); Washington Mystics 1999: Orlando Miracle (now the Connecticut Sun); Minnesota Lynx 2000: Indiana Fever; Seattle Storm; Miami Sol (folded); Portland Fire (folded) 2006: Chicago Sky 2008: Atlanta Dream National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) 2014: Houston Dash 2016: Orlando Pride 2018: Utah Royals FC – New franchise, but did not increase the number of teams in the league; replaced the folded FC Kansas City. 2021: Racing Louisville FC; Kansas City Current (franchise moved from Utah Royals FC) 2022: Angel City FC; San Diego Wave Canadian Premier League (CPL) 2020: Atlético Ottawa 2023: Vancouver FC Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) 2020: Ottawa BlackJacks 2022: Montreal Alliance; Scarborough Shooting Stars; Newfoundland Growlers Junior League expansion teams Ontario Hockey League 1981: Belleville Bulls (Now the Hamilton Bulldogs) 1982: Guelph Platers (Later the Owen Sound Platers; now the Owen Sound Attack) 1990: Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (Later the Detroit Jr. Red Wings, Detroit Whalers, and Plymouth Whalers; now the Flint Firebirds) 1995: Barrie Colts 1996: Toronto St. Michael's Majors (Later the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors; now the Mississauga Steelheads) 1998: Brampton Battalion (Now the North Bay Battalion); Mississauga IceDogs (Now the Niagara IceDogs) Quebec Major Junior Hockey League 2005: Saint John Sea Dogs; St. John's Fog Devils (became Montreal Junior Hockey Club in 2008 and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in 2011) 2012: Sherbrooke Phoenix Western Hockey League 1991: Tacoma Rockets (Now the Kelowna Rockets) 1992: Red Deer Rebels 1995: Calgary Hitmen 1996: Edmonton Ice (Moved to Cranbrook, British Columbia two years later and changed their name to the Kootenay Ice, now Winnipeg Ice) 2001: Vancouver Giants 2003: Everett Silvertips 2006: Chilliwack Bruins (Moved to Victoria, British Columbia in 2011 and became the Victoria Royals) 2007: Edmonton Oil Kings Expansion teams in Australia and New Zealand A-League 2007–08: Wellington Phoenix 2009–10: Gold Coast United (defunct); Northern Fury FC (defunct) 2010–11: Melbourne Heart (now Melbourne City since 2014–15 A-League season) 2012–13: Western Sydney Wanderers 2019–20: Western United 2020–21: Macarthur FC Australian Baseball League 2018: Auckland Tuatara; Geelong-Korea (both folded after 2020 season) Australian Football League 1908: