What the NWHL-Barstool Drama Reveals About Women’s Sports

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What the NWHL-Barstool Drama Reveals About Women’s Sports

The National Women’s Hockey League is just six years old, has only six teams, and like many women’s professional sports leagues has faced slow early growth. The players are part-time, often competing only on the weekends, and the salaries are small—just $7,500 a year on average. Their games are broadcast on Twitch, an online streaming platform usually used for video games. And the coronavirus pandemic ended last year’s season early.So you might …