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.
By Katie Adler 3 months ago