PWHL’s four new GMs gear up for different expansion
The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is preparing for the expansion of four new teams as part of its growth strategy. General managers are navigating a complex process to sign foundational players and build competitive rosters by upcoming deadlines. The league aims to balance fairness between new and existing teams while giving players more control over their destinations.
- ▪The PWHL is expanding to include teams in Hamilton, Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Jose.
- ▪General managers must sign their first five players by June 8 and ten players by June 15.
- ▪The league has outlined a six-phase plan to facilitate the expansion process.
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Open this photo in gallery:Toronto Sceptre Blayre Turnbull (40) collects pucks on the PWHL Takeover Tour logo ahead of a game against the Seattle Torrent in Hamilton, Ont. earlier this year.Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountComplex, but necessary, is what the general managers of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s four new teams say about the expansion process.The PWHL held a seven-round expansion draft last year when it added teams in Vancouver and Seattle.But this year’s system swung heavily to negotiating with players and signing them.A selection process will be held only if Hamilton, Detroit, Las Vegas and San Jose, or any combination thereof, can’t sign their first five “foundational” players by June…
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