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The NWHL announced yesterday that the league's first All-Star Weekend will be held in Buffalo on January 23rd-24th.  Tickets go on sale on black Friday.

 

http://www.si.com/nhl/2015/11/19/nwhl-inaugural-all-star-weeked-january-buffalo

 

Interesting:

The format of the NWHL All-Star game will include two 20 minute periods of four-on-four. The winning team will receive 20% of the ticket sales profits, to be split equally among its members.

 

wait a sec.  the NWHL has an all-star game?    SO basically half of each team makes the all-star team?      

  • 2 weeks later...
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The NWHL handed out its first suspension when Molly Engstrom knocked out Buffalo's Meghan Duggan. They were both teammates on the 2010 Olympic team.

 

 

 

That's a solid left hand there.

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That's a solid left hand there.

 

She's a big girl too. 5'9" 180#. I wouldn't mess with her.

When are we going to admit it?

 

The Beauts suck.  

 

Is there a McEichel in the draft next year?

 

Tank for Tanya? Lose for Liz?

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  • 11 months later...
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Dani Rylan the Commissioner of the NWHL announced today that the league would be cutting salaries by 50% because of lower ticket revenue and merchandise sales.

 

Apparently the NWHLPA was not consulted about this and is reportedly deciding on a course of action.

 

This does not bode well for the future of the league

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Dani Rylan the Commissioner of the NWHL announced today that the league would be cutting salaries by 50% because of lower ticket revenue and merchandise sales.

 

Apparently the NWHLPA was not consulted about this and is reportedly deciding on a course of action.

 

This does not bode well for the future of the league

It's too bad really. I was hoping to be able to go to games once Josie and I live in Buffalo. Cheap entertainment. 

 

 

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It was an ambitious venture. It may not take this time around. But I have a feeling it will find its place, eventually.

I think it's the sort of thing that will require the league/owners to eat losses for awhile while it estabilshes itself. Doesn't look like that's in the cards, unfortunately.

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David Pagnotta of the Fourth Period reported that if The NWHL and CWHL would be willing to merge, that The NHL might be interested in becoming a financial partner in that league

I think that would be a great move. A bunch of players jumped ship to go back to the CWHL after last season.

  • 4 months later...
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Super cool for them to win it this year. Lots of big things coming along in the women's hockey world.

 

Harrison Browne the first openly transgender person to win a pro title. Neat.

 

RIT alum Kortney Kunichika gets a pro title too. I think she's the first Tiger to do something like that.

 

Hoping to go to a lot of these games next year once we actually live in town.

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I can honestly say that I had completely forgotten that there was a pro women's ice hockey league until just now.

 

That not s ringing endorsement of their marketing squad.

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I can honestly say that I had completely forgotten that there was a pro women's ice hockey league until just now.

 

That not s ringing endorsement of their marketing squad.

Says the guy who routinely brags about how he doesn't use social media  :nana:

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I can honestly say that I had completely forgotten that there was a pro women's ice hockey league until just now.

 

That not s ringing endorsement of their marketing squad.

 

 

Says the guy who routinely brags about how he doesn't use social media  :nana:

 

Flagg's not wrong.  The NWHL and the Beauts are pretty heavy on Twitter.

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So the Beauts were 6-10-1 and didn't win consecutive games the entire season, and somehow won both playoff games, including getting revenge against the defending champions?  That's rather implausible, and a pretty good underdog story.

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Flagg's not wrong. The NWHL and the Beauts are pretty heavy on Twitter.

What's A Twitter?

How about a commercial or two on WGR? I listen to that almost every day.

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So the Beauts were 6-10-1 and didn't win consecutive games the entire season, and somehow won both playoff games, including getting revenge against the defending champions?  That's rather implausible, and a pretty good underdog story.

 

It unfortunately also underscores the complete meaninglessness of the regular season.  Boston was 16-1, but lost a single-elimination tournament game in which every team in the league participates.

 

But I'm still happy for our gals.

 

What's A Twitter?

How about a commercial or two on WGR? I listen to that almost every day.

 

They can't afford it.

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The NWHL needs to be merged with other pro women's league. No reason for there to be two right now.

 

There aren't.  There's one pro women's league (NWHL) and a league which doesn't pay its players (CWHL), which isn't professional.

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