“Today, all women’s hockey players are united stronger than ever as we enter this new era,” the statement read. Rivals no longer, a group of the PHF's more high-profile players issued a unifying message earlier on Sunday by saying they're eager to join forces - even as it comes at the expense of their league. “Credit to the Mark Walter Group and BJK Enterprises to change the conversation that this is a business and be in a mutually beneficial relationship with the players at the start, than trying to build a CBA on the fly after the kinks of startup have already begun,” Feldman added. While the new league is open to all players, the CBA vote was limited to PWHPA members who have spent the past three months negotiating the agreement with its financial backers, the Mark Walter Group and Billie Jean King Enterprises.īrant Feldman, a player agent who represents numerous national team members, released a statement hailing the CBA ratification "groundbreaking for women's sports." And I know that in the long run our sport is going to be so much better off for it." “And so looking at what we’re accomplishing with our CBA, which is paramount to us, it’s just such a great time. “We really understood our value, and our faith has just never wavered from that,” she added. “I couldn’t be more proud of our player group for really sticking together and being united throughout this whole process,” PWHPA board member and Canada national team player Sarah Nurse said on Friday. After that, teams will begin hiring staffs, followed by a draft and a free agency signing period to stock each franchise’s 23-player roster. What’s left now is determining a league name, and where its six teams - three in the United States and three in Canada - will be based.
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