Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman pushed women’s hockey into the national spotlight again on Hockey Night in Canada this past Saturday night when he reported that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is aware that “if something changes, he has to have a plan.” While Friedman confirmed that Bettman still will not comment on the issue, he said “there is word that the NHL is working on a women’s league if it ever becomes necessary and it is, I think, six teams, maybe two in Canada.” He continued “It sure sounds like there is a plan being worked on and put in place in case the NHL needs to step in.
Women’s Hockey Wednesday: The NHL’s “plan” for a women’s league
