'...we will not play in ANY professional leagues in North America this season until we get the resources that professional hockey demands and deserves.'
The players’ announcement stresses cross-border unity and cites the obstacles they’ve had to contend with in being paid as little as $2,000 a year, while also paying for their own health insurance.
Rather than make the jump to the NWHL, the players spent the past two weeks reaching a consensus to risk sitting out an entire year. "It’s strength in numbers. It’s coming from all of us. It’s not just a few of us," Szabados added. "It’s not just players who play for one league or the other. It’s over 200 of us that kind of want to stop being pulled in 10 different directions and kind of get all our resources under one roof.
"What we’ve repeatedly said is if there turns out to be a void — and we don’t wish that on anybody — then we’ll look at the possibilities and we’ll study what might be appropriate," Bettman added. "But at the end of the day, we’re not looking to put anybody out of business. And if the NWHL can make a go of it, we wish them good luck."
Knox also placed the onus on Hockey Canada and USA Hockey for providing more resources to develop the women’s game.
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