Melissa was the first to notice the post on the CWHL website, several minutes before the league sent out a tweet. Publicly, the news that the Vanke Rays would fold came as quite a surprise, although Emily Janiga reveals in her interview with Die by the Blade (in the NWHL section below) that she knew in June. This partially explains why only a few of the players designated as Sports Ambassadors have formally re-signed in China.
One interesting quote from the CWHL’s release was ”This past season was monumental with our expansion to China but with it came many learning moments”.