The newly established Professional Women’s Hockey League provided a sneak peak as to where it’s six franchises will be based Monday night, a day before it is scheduled to make the news official.
PublishedThe newly established Professional Women’s Hockey League provided a sneak peak as to where it’s six franchises will be based Monday night, a day before it is scheduled to make the news official.
The PWHL is scheduled to formally announce its inaugural six franchises during a video conference call on Tuesday. Among the priorities in determining sites were markets that offer large enough arenas to host games as well as dedicated training facilities for each team. The new league will also announce it will be holding a player draft next month followed by a free agency signing period. Also discussed was the likelihood of each team having the opportunity before the draft to sign at least one — and perhaps more — exclusive rights’ player, two of the people said.
In another development, a fourth person confirmed to the AP that former NHL executive Brian Burke has been hired to become the PWHL Players Association’s first executive director. Burke, who last served as the Pittsburgh Penguins president through April, has a lengthy track record of involvement with women’s hockey dating to 2013 when he was a board member of the now-defunct Canadian Women’s Hockey League. The Hockey News first reported Burke’s hiring.
The NWHL began as a four-team league and launched in 2015 as North America’s first women’s hockey league to pay players a salary. The PHF grew to seven franchise with each team preparing to open next season with a $1.5 million salary cap.
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