New Professional Women’s Hockey League is getting support from the NHL, just not the financial kind

New Professional Women’s Hockey League is getting support from the NHL, just not the financial kind

STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW/The Associated PressThe new Professional Women's Hockey League has a framework for its inaugural season and the six cities teams will play in when the pucks drop in January.Still left to figure out? A logo, team names, a schedule and where players will end up. General managers also have to be chosen to run the Original Six of the fledging league.Unlike the WNBA, which is run and financially backed by the NBA, the PWHL is not relying on the NHL for money. Instead, officials are consulting with the NHL, which has pledged its help."They have been…
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