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PWHPA ownership acquires PHF, will launch new pro women’s league in 2024

The Premier Hockey Federation has been acquired by the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association-affiliated Billie Jean King Enterprises and Mark Walter Group, effectively ending the PHF as it currently exists. Players from the PHF and PWHPA will play together under a single league run by the new ownership group beginning in January 2024.

Formerly the National Women’s Hockey League, the PHF was founded in 2015 and consists of seven teams in the United States and Canada. The Athletic’s Shayna Goldman reports that financial struggles may have fueled the acquisition, with the PHF possibly considering bankruptcy. The PWHPA began in 2019, but had not yet created a formal league. Per The Hockey News’ Ian Kennedy, the new league will play with six teams, meaning the end of at least one existing PHF franchise.

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By Katie Adler 3 months ago

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Braden Holtby attends PWHPA Showcase, reunites with John Carlson at MedStar Capitals Iceplex

Over the weekend, the Washington Capitals and Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association partnered to host the PWHPA Showcase at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. The tournament featured four games played by many of the most talented women in hockey.

On Sunday morning, former Capitals netminder Braden Holtby showed up to watch, appearing alongside the currently-injured John Carlson.

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By Katie Adler 7 months ago

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PWHPA players to participate in ceremonial puck drop before Capitals matchup with Seattle Kraken

As part of the Washington Capitals partnership with the PWHPA to host the US stop of the 2021-22 Secret Dream Gap Tour, PWHPA players will participate in a ceremonial puck drop before the Caps take on the Seattle Kraken, Saturday.

Amanda Pelkey (Team Scotiabank), Kristen Richards (Team Sonnet), Sophia Shaver (Team adidas), and Meghan Turner (Team Bauer) will be in attendance and join Caps captain Alex Ovechkin and Kraken captain Mark Giordano at center ice.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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Capitals partnering with PWHPA to host US stop of 2021-22 Secret Dream Gap Tour

The Washington Capitals are partnering with the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association to host four games of the 2021-22 Secret Dream Gap Tour at MedStar Capitals Iceplex from March 4 to March 6. The event will feature Team adidas (Minnesota), Team Bauer (Boston), Team Scotiabank (Calgary), and Team Sonnet (Toronto).

The two collaborators will also present three clinics for local players, featuring instruction by PWHPA athletes and coaches and the Capitals youth hockey development staff.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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PWHPA announce Unifor and Budweiser as sponsors of Toronto Dream Gap Tour

Last week, the PWHPA announced they will kick off The Dream Gap Tour, a series of tournament-style showcases across Canada and the United States.

The showcases are gaining momentum, as Unifor, the largest private-sector trade union in Canada was announced as the title sponsor for the Toronto leg of the showcase. Budweiser was also named the official beer of the PWHPA, the association announced in a press release.

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By Julia Karron 4 years ago

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PWHPA announces Dream Gap Tour for upcoming season

Back in May, more than 200 of the world’s best female hockey players announced that they would not play in an American hockey league during the upcoming season. The holdout is due to the CWHL shuttering and players’ dissatisfaction with the NWHL’s business model.

Those players, under the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association, have now announced a slate of tournaments and games they will play in the upcoming season. Dubbed The Dream Gap Tour, the showcases will take place in Toronto from September 20-22; Hudson, New Hampshire, from October 4–6; and Chicago, Illinois, from October 18–20.

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By Julia Karron 4 years ago

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