National Women's Hockey League

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Women's_Hockey_League
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:basketball
women's ice hockey league
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NWHL
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:Twitch
gptkb:ESPN+
gptkbp:ceased_operations 2023
gptkbp:championshipTrophy gptkb:Isobel_Cup
gptkbp:commissioner gptkb:Ty_Tumminia
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:first_Isobel_Cup_winner gptkb:Boston_Pride
gptkbp:first_paid_professional_women's_hockey_league_in_North_America true
gptkbp:firstSeason 2015–16
gptkbp:founded 2015
gptkbp:gender gptkb:women
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Women's Hockey League
gptkbp:notableEvent first league to pay women hockey players a salary
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Kaleigh_Fratkin
gptkb:Brianna_Decker
gptkb:Hilary_Knight
gptkb:Shannon_Szabados
gptkbp:notableTeam gptkb:Buffalo_Beauts
gptkb:Connecticut_Whale
gptkb:Metropolitan_Riveters
gptkb:Boston_Pride
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 4
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Premier_Hockey_Federation
2021
gptkbp:sport ice hockey
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Professional_Women's_Hockey_League
gptkbp:website https://www.nwhl.zone/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buffalo_Beauts
gptkb:Minnesota_Whitecaps
gptkb:NWHL_All-Star
gptkb:NWHL_Foundation_Award
gptkb:Premier_Hockey_Federation
gptkb:NWHL
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6