![]() The PWHPA had been working with the Mark Walter Group and Billie Jean King Enterprises over the past 14 months on the new venture. I don’t even have a name for this league yet.” It’s going to help make our runway a little smoother because we’re playing in January and I have a lot to do between now and January. “He offered all the help he could give us,” Kasten said. Kasten said he called Bettman to deliver the news, which was greeted with satisfaction and excitement. There’s been so much hard work and time that has been put into this project, so we’re excited that it is paying off.” “We’re excited that we can continue forward together with a league that women’s hockey has really never seen before. “We’re not celebrating dissolving a league,” said Nurse, who helped Canada win Olympic gold last year. and Canadian national team players who were unwilling to join the PHF, whose assets were purchased by Walter’s firm. The latter group includes Kendall Coyne Schofield, Sarah Nurse, Hilary Knight and many other U.S. The agreement ends a long standoff between the seven-team PHF and the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association. “I think it will forever change the landscape of our sport - and certainly for the better. ![]() “I don’t think there’s a more significant moment for the game since women’s ice hockey became an Olympic sport in 1998,” Professional Hockey Federation Commissioner Reagan Carey said. The effort also has deep pockets behind it: Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Mark Walter and wife Kimbra, team President Stan Kasten and tennis legend Billie Jean King will help run the league. There are still unanswered questions - where exactly teams will play, will the economic model work after earlier leagues fell short, will there be a broadcast deal - but an initial framework is in place as the new league prepares to join a crowded sports landscape. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the details were not made public. and three in Canada - according to a person with knowledge of the league’s plans. ![]() The North American league is expected to start with six teams - three in the U.S. Organizers announced plans Friday to launch a new women’s professional hockey league in January that they hope will provide a stable, economically sustainable home for the sport’s top players for years to come.
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