NWHL to change its name to Premier Hockey Federation

The National Women's Hockey League is rebranding itself and volition officially alteration its sanction to the Premiere Hockey Federation.

“The Premier Hockey Federation is location to immoderate of the champion nonrecreational athletes successful the satellite who merit to beryllium recognized for their abilities and to beryllium empowered arsenic equals successful sport,” said PHF Commissioner Tyler Tumminia said successful a statement. “This league has travel a agelong mode since its inception successful 2015, and we judge that this is the close clip and the close connection arsenic we fortify our committedness to increasing the crippled and inspiring youth.”

The PHF said they changed their sanction arsenic portion of a rebranding, including the removal of women from its title, due to the fact that they privation their league to beryllium astir the accomplishment and endowment of its athletes and not their gender.

They are the archetypal women's league successful North America to driblet the connection women from its name.

“We’re excited to physique connected each of our momentum from the past year, ‘Raise the W’ and embark connected this caller epoch with our athletes, teams, partners, and fans,” said Tumminia. “No labels, nary limits.”

Founded successful 2015, the league became North America’s archetypal nonrecreational hockey league to wage its pistillate players a salary, the Associated Press reported.

The PHF consists of six teams, including the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, Metropolitan Riveters, Minnesota Whitecaps, and the Toronto Six.

The AP reported that the league plans to adhd a seventh team, successful Montreal, for the commencement of the 2022-23 season.

The caller play begins connected Nov. 6.