Campbell-Pascall joins chorus for one women’s hockey league, resigns from CWHL
Talk of a single women’s professional hockey league has accelerated, but the two North American organizations don’t appear close to a merger.
That the championship games of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League and the U.S.-based National Women’s Hockey League are both Sunday is evidence enough the two leagues aren’t yet interested in working together.
But powerful people in hockey and prominent players are talking about the need for a unified women’s league.
Former Canadian Olympic team captain Cassie Campbell-Pascall has resigned from the CWHL’s board of governors to speak publicly about it. It’s awkward to be critical of the two leagues while serving on the board of one, so Campbell-Pascall stepped down this week.