NWHL Players React to Commissioner Stepping Down
Today (Nov. 13) marks one month since the NWHL announced that its founder Dani Rylan Kearney was stepping down from her role as commissioner. But she isn’t going very far.…
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NWHL Announces Expansion to Toronto
The NWHL announced on April 22 that they will be adding a sixth team for their upcoming sixth season, placing a team in Toronto. The team name, colors, uniforms, and…
NWHL Announces Plan to Expand to 7 Teams
It wasn’t on their immediate radar, not even in their upcoming plans for the next season. But on April 2 the NWHL announced that they would be adding two teams…
CWHL Folds: What’s Next for Women’s Hockey?
On the morning of Sunday Mar. 31, 2019, word was released that the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) would cease operating as of May 1. The news sent shock waves…
NWHL All-Stars Headed to Nashville in 2019
For the third consecutive season, the NWHL is taking it’s All-Star Weekend on the road to a neutral location. The game in 2017 was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the…
One League: Beyond the Obvious of Merging NWHL/CWHL
Timing is everything. People tend to want instant gratification, or to know that important matters will be resolved in short order. Whether we like it or not, that is not…
NWHL Announces Champions Cup vs. SDHL in Sweden
On June 5 the NWHL announced that their 2018 Isobel Cup champions – the Metropolitan Riveters would be packing their bags and heading to Sweden in late September for a…
Pegulas Acquiring the Beauts Is A “One Buffalo” Christmas Gift
Anyone who has found a love for the Buffalo Beauts just received the greatest Christmas gift that they could possibly have hoped for. The announcement came out the late morning…
Desperate NWHL Cuts Player Salaries
The NWHL, the first professional women’s hockey league in North America to pay players, is facing some tough financial realities. They announced Friday they will be slashing player salaries for…
NWHL Teases Expansion, Longer Season
The NWHL may have teased expansion in the closing moments of their Isobel Cup Final broadcast. The broadcast posted an image with the founding four teams marked and a Canadian…
NWHL Unveils Championship Trophy, the Isobel Cup
Before Game 2 of the Isobel Cup Final, the NWHL and NWHLPA unveiled the league’s championship chalice, the Isobel Cup, for the first time. “We used our relationship with the…
Janine Weber is Making History with the NWHL
The NWHL’s inaugural season is underway and there are a myriad of great stories up and down the rosters of the four teams. From Brooke Ammerman of the New York…