Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 29, 2023, 09:47 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL author. A co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired what was described as “sure belongings” of the Premier Hockey Federation on Thursday, clearing the best way for a long-anticipated single professional girls’s hockey league in North America, sources advised ESPN’s … Read more
The Premier Hockey Federation is doubling down on girls’s hockey by saying plans to extend its wage cap to $1.5 million per group for the 2023-24 season in a bid to deepen its expertise pool by providing gamers a possibility to earn a residing wage. The rise, introduced Wednesday morning, will double every group’s present … Read more
COLOGNE, Germany — Dirk Nowitzki is now retired from two continents. The German Basketball Federation also honored Nowitzki (the Dallas Mavericks’ legend) on Thursday, during the opening day EuroBasket 2022. Nowitzki became the first German player to have his number taken away. The ceremony was held in front of a sold-out crowd at Lanxess Arena. … Read more
The Premier Hockey Federation revealed the Montreal Force on Tuesday as its newest expansion team. In addition to introducing the seventh PHF team, the women’s hockey league shared the logos and jerseys in preparation for the Force’s inaugural 2022/23 campaign. Montreal’s colors are maroon-white-black with a primary logo featuring an stylized ‘F’ that is inspired … Read more
ESPN and Premier Hockey Federation have agreed to extend their broadcasting agreements for two years, covering the 2022/23 and 2023-24 seasons. Last season, the PHF, North America’s sole professional women’s hockey league debuted on ESPN platforms. ESPN2 broadcasted the Isobel Cup final on March 2, marking their first linear broadcast of professional women’s Hockey. ESPN+ … Read more
Montreal will finally get its long-promised women’s pro hockey franchise. However, the Premier Hockey Federation has resisted adding another expansion team to its eighth season. Reagan Carey, PHF Commissioner, stated that the U.S.-based league was now the seventh and second Canadian franchises. “Sometimes there’s an urgency to add people. Carey explained to The Associated Press … Read more
Russia and Belarus were denied appeals by the International Ice Hockey Federation Disciplinary Board. The countries sought to overturn the ban on them from participating in IIHF hockey competitions after the invasion of Ukraine. In February, the IIHF declared that it would ban Russia and Belarus from international competitions until further notice after the invasion. … Read more
International Ice Hockey Federation Council announced that Russia has been stripped of the hosting rights for 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships. This news was announced at Tuesday’s IIHF Council meeting. The tournament was scheduled to be held in Saint Petersburg from May 5th-21st, 2023. A new arena was built as the centerpiece of the … Read more
Reagan Carey, the Premier Hockey Federation’s new commissioner, was announced Tuesday. Carey was previously the USA Hockey director of women’s ice hockey, and oversaw the U.S. women’s national teams that won Olympic gold in PyeongChang and silver in Sochi. Carey was also the general manager for the women’s team. She becomes the third league commissioner … Read more
Italy currently ranks eighth in the Women’s World Rankings The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) will award part-time contracts to 25 women from the Italian women’s national team. It has invested 350,000 euros to support the team’s preparation for the World Cup in New Zealand starting on 8 October and ending on 12 November. Manuela Furlan, … Read more