
The PWHPA had been working with the Mark Walter Group and Billie Jean King Enterprises over the past 14 months on the new venture. I don’t even have a name for this league yet.” It’s going to help make our runway a little smoother because we’re playing in January and I have a lot to do between now and January. “He offered all the help he could give us,” Kasten said. Kasten said he called Bettman to deliver the news, which was greeted with satisfaction and excitement.

“We already have initiated discussions with representatives of this unified group regarding how we can work together to continue to grow the women’s game.” “The National Hockey League congratulates the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association and the Premier Hockey Federation on their agreement,” the NHL said. Commissioner Gary Bettman has said the NHL did not want to get involved in a dispute between leagues and would throw weight behind one, once it was formed. The deal also could bring the National Hockey League to the table, perhaps in a way similar to how the NBA supports the WNBA. There’s been so much hard work and time that has been put into this project, so we’re excited that it is paying off.” “We’re excited that we can continue forward together with a league that women’s hockey has really never seen before. The amendment was rejected in the lower house of the Parliament after a fierce debate.“We’re not celebrating dissolving a league,” said Nurse, who helped Canada win Olympic gold last year. Right-wing senators vainly tried last year to introduce an amendment to a law on sports that would have extended the ban on headscarves to all sports competitions, arguing that neutrality was a requirement on the field of play, and that headscarves could put at risk the safety of athletes wearing it when they practice their discipline. “When you play soccer, you don’t need to know the religion of the person in front of you.”

“You don’t wear religious clothes when you play sports,” he said.


“The rules of participation laid down by these federations may limit (the players’) freedom of expression of their opinions and convictions in order to guarantee the proper functioning of the public service,” it said.įrench Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin told RTL radio earlier this week he was opposed to the wearing of the hijab during sports competitions. The court recalled that federations are free to determine the rules for participation in their events, including rules on clothing and equipment.
