Professional women's hockey: Could it work in Vancouver?

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Beyond the question of who might be a local investor, there\u0027s the question of \u0022what league to join?\u0022

The concept is there; a new owner could come from anywhere.“It would be someone to build the moment, to create that buzz,” one veteran Vancouver sports-watcher told Postmedia. “That was part of the challenge of the 2030 Olympic thing and unlike the 2010 bid,“For a women’s hockey team, I don’t know who that would be.”Spencer Gillis is a player agent for a number of players in the PHF and he is skeptical whether either league would look to Vancouver for expansion.

It’s expected that one of the teams will be in Los Angeles. Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek suggested earlier this year that the league would have four American teams and two Canadian teams.“But then you’re flying commercial, so that’s a big cost.might go to Calgary over Vancouver because of the Olympic hub there.”

The CWHL never paid proper salaries, just bonuses. The NWHL, which now boasts teams in Montreal and Toronto, as well as five American teams, pays salaries, but PWHPA supporters argue their model is far from comprehensive or sustainable. “This is about having insurance. Having consistent access to a dressing room, to a training facility. We’re not going small. You’ve got to walk the talk. You can’t just throw out the word professional — there has to be infrastructure.”Article contentLast year, 91,000 fans watched Spanish giants Barcelona host German powerhouse Wolfsburg in a women’s Champions League soccer match. Italy’s female teams regularly draw“All the sports have the same values.

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