Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association

PWHPA inching closer to forming women’s pro hockey league

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By JOHN WAWROW Associated Press Talks with select NHL teams and major corporate sponsors have intensified in the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association’s bid to form a league within the next year, two people with direct knowledge of discussions told The Associated Press. While progress is being made, one of the people said an announcement … Read more

Sustaining women’s hockey growth still post-Olympics issue

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By JOHN WAWROW BEIJING (AP) — Speaking less than 24 hours apart over the final two days of the women’s Olympic hockey tournament, the two captains’ messages were emphatic, emotional and similar in their desire to grow the sport. Kendall Coyne Schofield choked back tears following the United States’ gold-medal loss to Canada at the Beijing … Read more