When Brittney Griner landed in Vancouver on Friday night to set foot in Canada for the first time, she wished she had visited sooner.

Griner, along with the rest of her Seattle Storm and the opposing Atlanta Dream were in town to take part in a historic moment in the WNBA — the first ever regular-season game on Canadian soil.

"I think it's dope … it's cool out here. I like it a lot," the 6-foot-9 centre said in a pre-game interview.

The game served as a teaser for what domestic fans might experience in May 2026 when the Toronto Tempo officially joins the league, and when American teams will touch down in Canada more regularly.

"A regular-season game within this country is really just a precursor for what we're going to have on a continual basis with the Tempo," Teresa Resch, Tempo pres

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