Some of the top women's hockey players in the world are vowing to use their voices to shape the future of the sport in North America after the six-team Canadian Women's Hockey League announced it is shutting down after 12 seasons at the end of this month.
The CWHL announcement Sunday was followed just two days later by word that the National Women's Hockey League planned to establish teams in Canada's two largest cities , Toronto and Montreal, by next season. The NWHL currently has five teams, all in the U.S.
"When the time comes, we're going to stick together," Poulin told The Canadian Press on Wednesday. "Obviously there's going to be two weeks now where we're going to focus on the world championship. It's going to be huge for us for the next couple months to come out strong and stick together. Not only Canada, but the U.S., Finland, Sweden, everyone."
For the players who have put time, energy and sweat into their CWHL team, the loss the loss of the league felt like a heavy price to pay. "As long as our national team girls, the U.S. and Canada, are sticking together, I think it shows a lot," said U.S. forward Brianna Decker, who played for the Inferno this past season. "I think that what's we're striving for is one league. It's disappointing about the CWHL. They put so much work and effort into growing our sport and growing our game. I hope that something bigger and better . There obviously is a lot of unknown right now.
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