Toronto Furies GM Sami Jo Small is still perplexed by the CWHL's closure for a variety of reasons.
“I think when the news came out, we were all in shock.” Small said not even 48 hours after the initial stunning press release came out Monday on Prime Time Sports.Your browser does not support theStill in an seeming state of shellshock, Small expressed confusion over the recent events as she, nor any of the other CWHL GMs in the league, were made aware of this decision coming down beforehand.
“And in that time frame they had a board meeting, decided this, had their vote on Friday night – which is why we found out on Sunday morning – and here we are.” “Having sat on the board initially for the first six years of the league it was never not financially sustainable,” she said. “It’s a not-for-profit so all the money that comes in we then spend every year. The reason why we set it up that way is each team gets the exact same amount of money and it was sort of a failsafe. It was supposed to protect any team from having more than the other, but also if we brought in less money in a year then we’d disseminate less money.
Even more confusing for Small, is that she appears to be told that the CWHL closing down might actually be a positive for women’s hockey in the long run.
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