When Amanda Kessel suits up to play for the Metropolitan Riveters, her yearly salary is only $10,700—and she's one of the highest paid players in the National Women's Hockey League. How challenging is it right now to be a professional women's hockey player in North America? You are boycotting the ice until you get the resources that women's hockey "demands and deserves." A month ago, we were covering the story of the Canadian Women's Hockey League, which made this abrupt and surprising decision — for us at least it's surprising — to cease operations due to financial issues. We may represent different teams, leagues and countries but collectively we stand as one #ForTheGame pic.twitter.com/TdKFlYxs6V —@pou29In 2016, you were named the highest paid women's hockey player in the United States.

Source: CBC News May 03, 2019 21:11 UTC