On Sunday afternoon, in Ottawa, when Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) commissioner Brenda Andress held her annual scrum ahead of the Clarkson Cup, there were no shortage of questions.
There were, however, few concrete answers. As the CWHL prepares to move forward, with its sights set on paying its players, Andress stressed an ambiguous “strategic plan.”
Below is a condensed version of updates on growing the game, expansion, paying players, broadcasting more games, potentially making the final a three-game series, and... a Clarkson Cup ring?
On the future of the CWHL and the Clarkson Cup in Ottawa
The CWHL’s two-year partnership with the Canadian Tire Centre and the Ottawa Senators has not yet been renewed, and the league needs a home for next year’s championship game.