Canadian Women's Hockey League: Difference between revisions

The staff of the [[Toronto Furies]] and [[Les Canadiennes]] announced that their organizations intended to continue operations while the [[Calgary Inferno]] stated they would continue to support women's hockey in [[Alberta]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TorontoCWHL/status/1112496811158261762|title=The Toronto Furies are proud of our ongoing contributions to advancing women's hockey on every level here in Toronto. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our successes and the growth we experienced over the years. Let's all #StickTogether as we look to move forward together|author=@TorontoCWHL|date=2019-03-31|website=Twitter|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LesCanadiennes/status/1112498604931977219|title=#FabsForever #OurCityOurClub #TheWomensMovementNeverStops|author=@LesCanadiennes|date=2019-03-31|website=Twitter|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nhl/news/calgary-inferno-gm-kristen-hagg-on-cwhl-ceasing-operations-im-not-just-folding-up-my-chair-and-packing-it-in/6o6s729drddo1qir0p27kq579|title=SN Q&A: Inferno GM Kristen Hagg on CWHL ceasing operations, 'I'm not just folding up my chair and packing it in'|website=www.sportingnews.com|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> During the season, [[National Women's Hockey League]] (NWHL) commissioner [[Dani Rylan]] had been in talks with the CWHL about the possibility of a single league.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/NWHL/status/1112414301321658369 |title=A statement from NWHL Commissioner Dani Rylan: |author=@NWHL |date=March 31, 2019 |website=Twitter}}</ref> On April 2, 2019, the NWHL announced the plans to add two expansion franchises in Montreal and Toronto and based offon financial support from the [[National Hockey League]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2019/04/02/us-based-nwhl-oks-plan-to-expand-to-canada-after-cwhl-folds.html|title=U.S.-based women’s hockey league OKs plan to expand to Canada after CWHL folds {{!}} The Star|website=thestar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> and investors in Montreal and Toronto, including people involved with Les Canadiennes de Montreal and the Toronto Furies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/4/2/18292409/nwhl-add-two-canadian-teams-receives-significant-investment-from-nhl-montreal-toronto-bettman-rylan|title=NWHL to add two Canadian teams, receives significant investment from NHL|last=Murphy|first=Mike|date=2019-04-02|website=The Ice Garden|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> Ultimately, the NWHL had its own set of difficulties in the 2019 offseason, including a player boycott following the closing of the CWHL, and did not add Montreal and Toronto for the 2019–20 season.<ref name = "2019-20 Update">{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/well-always-do-whats-best-for-the-game--a-message-from-the-nwhl/n-5494101 |title="We'll Always Do What's Best for the Game" - A Message from the NWHL |website=OurSports Central |date=May 30, 2019}}</ref> The [[Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays]] was the only former CWHL to participate in the 2019–20 season by joining the [[Russian Women's Hockey League]]. In 2020, the NWHL announced an expansion to Toronto for the 2020–21 season in the form of the [[Toronto Six]].