Six-team league for women's hockey
Several female hockey players are trying to get together to build a league that can take on the Premier Hockey Federation, which consists of six National Hockey League teams . The National Hockey League's franchises would help fund the league by partially co-sponsoring women's teams. PWHPA has proposed a new league structure with six teams and an average salary of $55,000. There would be a playoff system in place for the league. North American and Canadian National Hockey League franchises would act as co-sponsors of the league. The plan also includes medical and health care coverage, as well as specialized classrooms and gyms for training. The season premiere of the league is planned for the fall. Canada and the United States will send their entire post-university Olympic team to 2022. The mission of the PWHPA is to establish a professional league that can thrive with the help of the NHL. The teams in the league have collectively committed $25 million to be spent over the next...