NWHL says it will expand to Canada to fill void left by CWHL’s collapse Globe_Sports
The U.S.-based National Women’s Hockey League says it will add teams in Canada to fill a void left by the impending demise of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. But the women currently operating teams here say they haven’t been part of any negotiations.
Yet late Tuesday, teams of the soon-closing CWHL put out a joint statement that didn’t seem to mesh with the NWHL plan: The sudden decision after 12 seasons shocked its teams and their players, along with the hockey community across North America. It was a leading competitive vehicle for the world’s best women between Olympics and world championships.
Rylan, the NWHL commissioner, said she met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman this week, and that the NHL agreed to increase its financial contribution to the NWHL"significantly.”
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