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NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:58 pm
by Lemon Berry Lobster
http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/articl ... am-players
The NHL helped end a stalemate between the U.S. women's national hockey team and USA Hockey last year by bridging a "sizable" financial gap, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN.

In an agreement that was kept under wraps until this week, the NHL agreed to pay USA Hockey $25,000 per player to help fund their four-year agreement with the women's national team.

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:19 pm
by mikey
The NBA does this for the WNBA, right? It's a subsidy for a product that can't sustain itself (yet?)...

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:26 pm
by dodint
Ehhhh, the USWNT /= WNHL.

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:31 pm
by Lemon Berry Lobster
Plus women's hockey is actually entertaining.

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:34 pm
by mikey
All the more reason, or no? WNBA is a commercial enterprise being bolstered by a different commercial enterprise. I can't tell if it's better or worse...actually, I can't tell if I should care at all actually...

Someone tell me how to think about this...

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:42 pm
by Lemon Berry Lobster
You should love it because Amanda Kessel is on the team.

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:54 pm
by mikey
Sold.


Hope she's not super socially awkward... :slug:

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:58 pm
by Lemon Berry Lobster
Let's just hope she doesn't ask people working their job to call her mommy...

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:01 pm
by mikey
You have made a very powerful enemy today, friend.

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:02 pm
by Lemon Berry Lobster
You have made a very powerful enemy today, friend.
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NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:27 pm
by Lelldorin
You should love it because Amanda Kessel is on the team.
I raise you a Hilary Knight :fist:

NHL quietly helped USA Hockey pay women's national team players

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:10 pm
by MR25
Both are, as mikey says, absolute rrrrrrrrockets