Collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League
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The collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League occurred in the spring of 2019. Previously one of the top women's ice hockey leagues in the world, the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL; French: Ligue canadienne de hockey féminin; LCHF) announced on 31 March 2019, that it would be folding effective 1 May.
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Date | March 31 – May 1, 2019 (2019-03-31 – 2019-05-01) |
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Also known as | French: L'effondrement de la Ligue canadienne de hockey féminin |
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150+ players and multiple league staff left without a job | |
Loss of 5 professional ice hockey teams |
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The collapse had a major influence on women's professional hockey, leading directly to the creation of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), and the subsequent establishment of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).