PWHL --------> WOW

 Let me first say, ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME!


2.9 MILLION people watched the first ever Professional Women's Hockey League game. That's history, that is amazing history. However, we still have a long ways to go.  Women's sports don't get the recognition they deserve. They work twice as hard to be seen, to be on tv, to have a league and more. Why is that? Because they are women. Simple. Mens leagues pop up everywhere and instantly become professional. 

Below are some links, check them out. 

Womens hockey

hockey and physicality

The Athletic

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