Less than a year since getting off the ground, the Professional Women’s Hockey League has staged its inaugural season with 72 games around North America televised or streamed and attendance records broken over and over, putting the sport in the spotlight like never before. It could not be happening at a better time. The PWHL’s launch finally brings together the best players in the world on a regular basis and beyond the annual world championships or Olympics every four years. And it has placed the game firmly on the map at a time of heightened interest in women’s sports, led by the Caitlin Clark effect in basketball and a quarter-century since Brandi Chastain and the U.S. soccer team rose to international prominence. While it will still take time to catch up in a crowded landscape, the PWHL is off to a blazing beginning after decades of frustration, featuring fitful starts and stops, by putting it all together on the ice with a chance to capitalize on a growing appetite for elite women’s sports. |
(Chengdu Universiade) China's pandas endure as symbol of crossMyanmar police hand over 352 telecom fraud suspects to China2024 Kearney FDI confidence index upgrades China's ranking from 7th to 3rdFISU Games torch relay highlights global youths' determination to chase dreamsChina's top court vows better judicial protection of consumer rightsSyrian, Russian forces destroy terrorist strongholds in N. Syria6 North Sea nations to jointly protect offshore infrastructureTürkiye's opposition takes election lead in key citiesResearchers uncover future variations of irrigation water use in ChinaTargeted shooting leaves man injured in Australia's Melbourne