Former North American professional women's ice hockey league
"National Women's Hockey League" redirects here. Not to be confused with National Women's Hockey League (1999–2007).
Premier Hockey Federation
Most recent season or competition: 2022–23 PHF season
Formerly
National Women's Hockey League (2015–2021)
Sport
Ice hockey
Founded
March 2015 (2015-03)
Ceased
June 2023 (2023-06)
Replaced by
Professional Women's Hockey League
Commissioner
Reagan Carey
No. of teams
7
Countries
Canada (2 teams) United States (5 teams)
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Last champion(s)
Toronto Six
Most titles
Boston Pride (3 titles)
TV partner(s)
ESPN+ TSN[1]
Official website
premierhockeyfederation.com
The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) was a women's professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada that operated from March 2015 until June 2023. The league was established in 2015 as the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), comprising four league-owned teams. Over time, some teams gained independent ownership and the number of teams grew to seven; teams during the league's final season in 2022–23 included the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, Metropolitan Riveters, Minnesota Whitecaps, Montreal Force, and Toronto Six. The Isobel Cup was awarded annually to the league playoff champion.
The PHF ceased operations on 29 June 2023, after the league and its intellectual properties were purchased by Mark Walter Group and BJK Enterprises, led by Mark Walter and Billie Jean King, respectively. Both businesses had entered a partnership with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) in May 2022, with the intent to create a new, unified professional women's ice hockey league in North America. On 29 August 2023, the partners announced the formation of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), which began play in January 2024.
^Krotz, Paul (August 24, 2022). "PHF Extends Exclusive Rights Agreement With ESPN". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022. Two-year agreement with ESPN includes regular season games, special events, and Isobel Cup Playoffs streaming live, exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+; Internationally, TSN to provide live coverage to Canadian viewers
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