The two North American women's hockey leagues held their all-star games this weekend. The NWHL charged $20 a ticket, and drew about 1,200 fans in Buffalo, while the CWHL charged $10 a ticket, and packed close to 7,000 people in the ACC in Toronto. The interest in women's hockey clearly exists, and it has never been more apparent that right now.
The problem is that there are two leagues, one in its first year of operation (the NWHL) and one in its ninth. We've seen it time and again with professional sports; two leagues can't survive. Either one folds, or the two eventually merge (as was the case with MLB, NFL/AFL, NHL/WHA, etc.