NWHL Players React to Commissioner Stepping Down Dan Rice | November 13, 2020 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.…
NWHL Announces Expansion to Toronto Dan Rice | April 22, 2020 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 Dan Rice | April 2, 2019 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? Nathaniel Oliver | April 1, 2019 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 Dan Rice | November 14, 2018 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 Nathaniel Oliver | October 19, 2018 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 Dan Rice | June 6, 2018 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 Nathaniel Oliver | December 22, 2017 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 Dustin Nelson | November 18, 2016 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 Dustin Nelson | March 13, 2016 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 Dustin Nelson | March 12, 2016 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 Dan Rice | November 5, 2015 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…