Multiple sources have confirmed what the Canadian Women’s Hockey League has suggested several times over the course the past few months: CWHL players will be compensated next season.
The Canadian Women’s Hockey League celebrated its 10th season last year, making it one of the oldest women’s leagues in North America, second only to the WNBA. The biggest difference between the CWHL and the WNBA, however, is that the former wasn’t paying its players. Until now.
The league has long promised that it would eventually pay its players, but they wanted to create a sustainable product first, so they wouldn’t have to cut salaries or stop paying players once they started.