#pwhpa — Public Fediverse posts
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The #WomensHockey world gained a lot this offseason, but it also lost dozens of players permanently. Here is a look at the top 10 players who will not be returning to the ice in 2023-24.
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New Vibes Based Hockey article! In this one, I discuss the closing of the PHF from a queer perspective. I go into the effect this has had on fans, myself, and even how it affects queer (especially trans) athletes.
#PHF #PWHPA #PWHPL #WoHo #WomensHockey #HNOM
https://vibesbasedhockey.substack.com/p/understanding-the-phf-shutdown-from
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Women's sports are queer in their core conception. They are transgressive by existing. To fail to acknowledge that is a failure to interact with reality.
So as you can imagine, I am concerned with these reports about Stan Kasten's opinion on the PHF branding and especially that of the Boston Pride being "too controversial."
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One of the best articles I've seen on the PWHPA/PHF situation in women's hockey right now, written by Erica Ayala. No paywall. She interviewed PHF team ownership, their commissioner, a long time PHF player, and a PWHPA board member. Check it out.
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New Vibes Based Hockey article: in this one, I discuss the PWHPA hostile takeover of the PHF. All the details of what happened and what this means for the players, and more importantly: why this is destructive to the sport.
https://vibesbasedhockey.substack.com/p/the-pwhpa-has-acquired-the-phf-why
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If you're wondering what is happening in Women's Pro Hockey, the PHF has been acquired by the LA Dodgers' controlling owner, Mark Walter. The league will shutter and consolidate with PWHPA to create a unified women's hockey league that is expected to launch in January 2024.
The primary concern is what this does to PHF contracts. This will void all current contracts and provide all players with a minimum salary of $35,000.
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I can't believe we're living in a timeline where women's hockey is actively more destructive to growing the game than men's.
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Follow up, Hailey Salvian at The Athletic has just posted a story on it. Paywall, unfortunately, but here it is.
https://theathletic.com/4653310/2023/06/29/premier-hockey-federation-mark-walter-group/
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Holy fuck. It looks like the PWHPA and PHF may be merging. Wow.
