Posts About "Dani Rylan"
NWHL Announces Plan to Expand to 7 Teams
April 2nd, 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 based north of the border to their existing five in the States. Things changed quickly on March 31 when the CWHL stunned the hockey world by announcing they were folding on May...
CWHL Folds: What’s Next for Women’s Hockey?
April 1st, 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 through the women's hockey community, with players, coaches, and fans alike pondering not only how this could happen, but where would things go from here? In a move of...
NWHL All-Stars Headed to Nashville in 2019
November 14th, 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 2018 game was in St. Paul, Minnesota; in 2019 on Feb. 9-10 the NWHL will be taking their All-Stars to Nashville, Tennessee. In the previous editions, the NHL teams...
One League: Beyond the Obvious of Merging NWHL/CWHL
October 19th, 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 always the case - and that's okay. For a number of months we have heard the cry of "one league" - the concept of merging North America's two professional women's hockey...
NWHL Announces Champions Cup vs. SDHL in Sweden
June 6th, 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 three-game series against the 2018 champions of the SDHL Luleå Hockey. This is the second time that the Riveters franchise will travel overseas to play exhibition games,...
Pegulas Acquiring the Beauts Is A "One Buffalo" Christmas Gift
December 22nd, 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 of Dec. 21 that Terry and Kim Pegula had acquired the Beauts. This is not a partnership either - the Pegulas own the team outright. This is the first time that...
Desperate NWHL Cuts Player Salaries
November 18th, 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 the remainder of the season because of lower than expected revenue during the first stretch of the league's second season. On a conference...
NWHL Teases Expansion, Longer Season
March 13th, 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 flag over Toronto and Montreal. It's two cities that could make road trips a little easier on the Buffalo...
NWHL Unveils Championship Trophy, the Isobel Cup
March 12th, 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 Hockey Hall of Fame to conceptualize and create the Isobel Cup," said Commissioner Dani Rylan, who unveiled the trophy with director the NWHLPA Erica Lawler....
Janine Weber is Making History with the NWHL
November 5th, 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 Riveters to Erin Zach of the Buffalo Beauts, they all have great, inspiring stories, and each one will be remembered as a pioneer. Included among the 88 women who are a part of...
NWHL Signs Janine Weber, More News
June 11th, 2015 The newly-formed National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) announced on Thursday that the league has completed its first ever free agent signing. Former Providence Friar stand out Janine Weber has signed a contract with the New York Riveters. The deal is for one year, though financial terms won't be released until later this...
The National Women's Hockey League: Impatience Is A Virtue
April 16th, 2015 The National Women's Hockey league held its launch party Monday night at Chelsea Piers in New York City. The NWHL only announced its existence last month via Yahoo's Puck Daddy and social media sites were immediately set ablaze by a small contingent of thrilled fans. The information available was limited, but seemed reasonable, and even...
