loki1416 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 The NWHL signed a 3yr deal to broadcast all games on twitch (you can watch for free!). I have a friend/teammate who signed last weekend with the Metropolitan Riveters (#12 Nichelle Simon, from Huntsville, AL), so really looking forward to this. Liked watching the games before whenever I could, but now it has that "personal" aspect to it. Article: https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/nwhl-signs-three-year-streaming-deal-with-twitch-receives-broadcasting-rights-fee NWHL Homepage: https://www.nwhl.zone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperative Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I thought the women pledged to not play in any pro league until they were given a league that paid well and covered medical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki1416 Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 https://thehustle.co/womens-professional-ice-hockey-strike/ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/02/female-hockey-league-usa-canada-strike-boycott Two articles on it. The 2nd is longer, so consider the 1st a TLDR version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Glad for them! Hopefully the Canadian teams will see a chance to come back in the picture soon. Miss our Canadiennes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperative Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 54 minutes ago, loki1416 said: https://thehustle.co/womens-professional-ice-hockey-strike/ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/02/female-hockey-league-usa-canada-strike-boycott Two articles on it. The 2nd is longer, so consider the 1st a TLDR version. I have been following the story since the CWHL shut down. I guess Knox in the 2nd article hinted that what the players really want is the NHL to step in and operate a league for them similar to the NBA Running the WMBA. I can understand from a business prospective why the NHL doesn’t want to do it. I am guessing your friend and teammate was not one of the women join the players association and pledge to sit out this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki1416 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 @Imperative That's correct. She saw her chance to move up and live out a dream, so she took it. I can't fault her for that. On the other side, I can see what the women who are sitting out are doing and I fully support them (I also fully support those who are still playing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motowngoalie Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I've been following this as well, looks like the NHL won't do anything while there's still a league in operation. They don't want to step on any toes, and I get that. At the same time, I believe it's only a matter of time until the NWHL has to throw in the towel. When you have players working 2 jobs outside of hockey just to pay the bills, it's not really sustainable long-term. For the growth/long-term viability of women's hockey, an NHL-backed league only makes sense in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 On 9/22/2019 at 7:01 PM, loki1416 said: https://thehustle.co/womens-professional-ice-hockey-strike/ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/02/female-hockey-league-usa-canada-strike-boycott Two articles on it. The 2nd is longer, so consider the 1st a TLDR version. So can you give us a TLDR version of the first one for those of us who don't care enough to read it at all? Going by the rest of the conversation I am assuming the women who are playing are scabs/replacements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki1416 Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 @SaveByRichter35 This is literally the whole thing from the first link. Not sure how I could shorten it any more and still keep it coherent. Female pro hockey players from Canada and the US announced that they would sit out the upcoming season. Until last week, there were 2 pro women’s hockey leagues in North America: the National Women’s Hockey League (based in the US) and The Canadian Women’s Hockey League (based in — you guessed it — Canada). But after the CWHL closed last week, 200 players announced they would refuse to play in the NWHL — until it improves working conditions for its players. Female hockey players are barely skating by Players in pro women’s hockey don’t have health insurance, and some made as little as $2k per season, making it impossible to play full time. But now, united under the banner of a hashtag (#ForTheGame), the best hockey-playing women in the world are insisting that women should not accept less than $25k to play professionally. Some critics are calling upon the NHL to intervene to help keep women on the ice this coming season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 So then they are scabs. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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