Justin Trudeau poked fun at NHL commissioner Gary Bettman during a press conference Thursday while announcing Canada’s newest professional sports team.

Toronto will be home to the first Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) franchise outside of the U.S. The yet to be named team is expected to <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;begin play in May 2026&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto-wnba-team-2026&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto-wnba-team-2026" target="_blank">begin play in May 2026</a>.

Canada's PM notes height disparity between NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (5'7”) and WNBA commissioner Catherine Engelbert (5’9”).{ai:summary}<p>Trudeau's jab at Bettman made headlines, overshadowing announcement of Toronto's groundbreaking WNBA team set to debut in 2026. #sports</p>

'Canada not winning a (Stanley) cup anytime soon' after Trudeau makes fun of Bettman’s height

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