She’s now the interim commissioner of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, and hopes to work with the NHL in raising the profile of women’s hockey. “I believe (Bettman) wants to see women’s hockey succeed,” Hefford said. There are currently two women’s pro leagues in North America, the National Women’s Hockey League being the other. Article Continued BelowApplying the Portland soccer model to hockey, Hefford said, means it’ll be important to widen the target audience. “I don’t think anybody will ever get rich off of — certainly, in the foreseeable future — a women’s hockey league,” Bettman said.

Source: thestar November 11, 2018 22:08 UTC