After a record-breaking inaugural season, the Professional Women’s Hockey League is back.
The 2024-25 PWHL season will have a whole new look: The league finally introduced team names and logos this offseason, along with proper jerseys. There will be plenty of new players from top college teams across the U.S., and from professional leagues in Europe. Plus, bigger venues, new rules and regular-season games hosted in several NHL buildings.
Year 2 officially begins on Saturday afternoon.
Here’s everything you need to know in The Athletic’s comprehensive guide to the PWHL.
What is the PWHL?
The PWHL, which began play on Jan. 1, 2024, is the newest women’s professional hockey league in North America. It’s the third league that has launched since 2007 with the hope of creating a sustainable business model around women’s hockey.
This league is backed by Mark Walter, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and consists of six franchises in Canada (Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa) and the United States (Boston, Minnesota and New York). Walter and his wife, Kimbra, own the league and its six teams under a single-entity ownership model; there are no individual team owners.
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