Professional Women's Hockey League

Professional Women's Hockey League
Ligue professionnelle de hockey féminin (French)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 PWHL season
SportIce hockey
FoundedAugust 29, 2023; 15 months ago (2023-08-29)
Inaugural season2024
CommissionerJayna Hefford (as SVP of Hockey Operations)
No. of teams6
CountryCanada (3 teams)
United States (3 teams)
Official websitethepwhl.com

The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL; French: Ligue professionnelle de hockey féminin—LPHF) is a professional women's ice hockey league. It was made on August 29, 2023. There are 6 teams in the league; 3 in Canada and 3 in the United States. The league was first announced on August 29, 2023.[1] The first game of the league was held on January 1, 2024 between PWHL New York (now the New York Sirens) and PWHL Toronto (now the Toronto Sceptres).[2]

The league is owned by the Mark Walter Group and management of the league is headed by commissioner Jayna Hefford.[3][4] Brian Burke also works as an executive director of the players' union.[5]

Teams

List of teams

Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined General manager Head coach Captain
Boston Fleet Lowell, Massachusetts Tsongas Center 6,003 2023 Danielle Marmer Courtney Kessel Vacant
Minnesota Frost Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 17,954 2023 Vacant Ken Klee Vacant
Montréal Victoire Laval, Quebec Place Bell 10,062 2023 Daniele Sauvageau Kori Cheverie Marie-Philip Poulin
Montreal, Quebec Verdun Auditorium 4,114
New York Sirens Bridgeport, Connecticut Total Mortgage Arena 8,412 2023 Pascal Daoust Howie Draper Micah Zandee-Hart
Elmont, New York UBS Arena 17,255
Ottawa Charge Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Arena 6,500 2023 Michael Hirshfeld Carla MacLeod Brianne Jenner
Toronto Sceptres Toronto, Ontario Mattamy Athletic Centre 2,539 2023 Gina Kingsbury Troy Ryan Blayre Turnbull

References

  1. ↑ "New Professional Women's Hockey League reveals six franchises". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ "New York shuts out Toronto in 1st PWHL game as Canada's Shelton leads the way". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Women's Pro Hockey League Backed by Dodgers Owner, Billie Jean King to Launch in January". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jayna Hefford on what will make the PWHL different than previous pro women's leagues". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Brian Burke named executive director of pro women's hockey players' union". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

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