Professional Women's Hockey League

Professional Women's Hockey League
Ligue professionnelle de hockey féminin (French)

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 PWHL season
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	August 29, 2023; 16 months ago (2023-08-29)
Inaugural season	2024
Commissioner	Jayna Hefford (as SVP of Hockey Operations)
No. of teams	6
Country	Canada (3 teams) United States (3 teams)
Official website	thepwhl.com

The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL; French: Ligue professionnelle de hockey féminin—LPHF) is a professional women's ice hockey league. It was made on August 29, 2023. There are 6 teams in the league; 3 in Canada and 3 in the United States. The league was first announced on August 29, 2023.^[1] The first game of the league was held on January 1, 2024 between PWHL New York (now the New York Sirens) and PWHL Toronto (now the Toronto Sceptres).^[2]

The league is owned by the Mark Walter Group and management of the league is headed by commissioner Jayna Hefford.^[3][4] Brian Burke also works as an executive director of the players' union.^[5]

1. ↑ "New Professional Women's Hockey League reveals six franchises". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
2. ↑ "New York shuts out Toronto in 1st PWHL game as Canada's Shelton leads the way". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
3. ↑ "Women's Pro Hockey League Backed by Dodgers Owner, Billie Jean King to Launch in January". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
4. ↑ "Jayna Hefford on what will make the PWHL different than previous pro women's leagues". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
5. ↑ "Brian Burke named executive director of pro women's hockey players' union". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 2, 2024.