There was a major shake-up in professional women’s hockey on Thursday night.
The Premier Hockey Federation, according to multiple sources briefed on the situation, will cease all operations after being purchased by the Mark Walter Group and Billie Jean King Enterprises.
The specific terms of the deal have been kept confidential, but according to a PHF memo sent to players on Friday obtained by The Athletic, “there was no financial profit for the PHF owners” in the sale.
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association partnered with the Mark Walter Group and BJK Enterprises in May 2022 with the intent of launching a new women’s professional hockey league that could stand the test of time.
The new league — which does not yet have a finalized name — will launch in January 2024, according to an official announcement of the purchase on Friday.
This is a watershed moment for women’s hockey. Here’s what you need to know.
What does this mean for the future of women’s pro hockey?
After years of division and turmoil in professional women’s hockey, the path is now clear for one unified league in North America for all the best players.
The PHF was founded in 2015 as the National Women’s Hockey League by former commissioner Dani Rylan Kearney. It was the first…
