The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) is being watched closely as it aims to succeed where previous women's hockey leagues have failed. The league, the third since 2007, seeks to create a sustainable business model around women’s hockey. Players are hopeful that the PWHL will bring stability and growth to the sport in North America, similar to what the NWSL did for women’s soccer. However, the league will need to learn from the past mistakes to win. Partners have been discouraged by the perception of women’s hockey as a 'hot mess' in the past. The league's readiness and the lessons that can be learned from previous attempts are being closely examined.
Why have past attempts at a pro women's hockey league failed? This new league is the third since 2007 formed in hopes of creating a sustainable business model around women’s hockey. @hailey_salvian on the lessons that can be learned: https://t.co/2EbgxKdpQW https://t.co/cpsysALD4h
Why have past attempts at a pro women's hockey league failed? This new league is the third since 2007 formed in hopes of creating a sustainable business model around women’s hockey. @hailey_salvian on the lessons that can be learned: https://t.co/2EbgxKdpQW https://t.co/eXPjjMSHTX
Why have past iterations of the Professional Women's Hockey League failed? This new league is the third since 2007 formed in hopes of creating a sustainable business model around women’s hockey. But is it truly ready? @hailey_salvian on the process: https://t.co/2EbgxKdpQW https://t.co/aWRV4OVNbV
Players are hopeful the PWHL will do for women’s hockey what the NWSL did for women’s soccer, bringing stability and growth to the sport in North America. But history hasn't been kind to earlier efforts. For the PWHL to win, mistakes can’t be repeated. ✍️ @hailey_salvian ⤵️
How will the PWHL succeed where other attempts at women’s pro hockey have not? They’ll need to learn from the lessons of the past. “The fact that women’s hockey was viewed as a hot mess before discouraged partners from getting involved.” https://t.co/57mEo3z3wi
Will a new women’s hockey league succeed where others have failed? ⤵️ https://t.co/T9KC85ooOz
For the first time on Tuesday, fans got to watch the Professional Women's Hockey League in action, gathering outside the rink waiting to be let in to meet some of the athletes and watching Ottawa take on New York. More from @KenzieTSN: https://t.co/PAG860UOwD https://t.co/WKyQkH6iuc
There’s a hockey game happening here right now. https://t.co/NgYQr0vByA