Possible strike in women's pro hockey:
https://thehockeywriters.com/nwhl-tells ... ns-hockey/
NWHL Tells Their Side of the Women’s Hockey Story
Interesting times in the world of professional women’s hockey. Less than 24 hours after a group of 200 players completed the first stop in the PWHPA Dream Gap Tour, the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) put out a few tweets as a de facto response of sorts. The Professional Women’s Hockey Player Association (PWHPA) is a player advocacy group backed by over 200 female hockey players who have decided to sit out of this season in North American hockey to find solutions.
Back when the PWHPA started there were two women’s hockey leagues in North America but after the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) shuttered earlier this year, all that is left is the NWHL. On Monday morning, the NWHL official Twitter account sent out a thread of tweets to tell their side of the story amidst criticism over livable wages.
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A thread on NWHL salaries this season, as a result of our 50/50 revenue split with players and increased investment coming off a spectacular Season 4:
The thread starts off reiterating the 50/50 sponsor related revenue split that starts this upcoming season. Later on, they mention the higher end of their salaries being $15,000 for the upcoming season. With the 50/50 split, they expect a 26% increase in wages meaning the $15,000 for a top of the league player would become $18,900.
Overall the salary cap has risen from $100,000 to $150,000 from season four of the league to season five, which is a 33% year-over-year increase which for any league is an impressive jump. It is unclear what the average player would be paid based on that with the league stating that each team will have between 20-22 players. Assuming the $150,000 is used for 21 players the average wage would be $7,142, accounting for the current 26% bump from the 50/50 split and the wage would rise to roughly $9,000.
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I think we can all agree that their pro salaries are low but what else can be done to raise revenues and to increase those salaries?
