New statement from Women’s Team says they are hopeful USAH Directors will agree to terms Monday

By @MichaelCaples –

The Women’s National Team has released a new statement, saying they met tonight, and that they have hope that the members of the USA Hockey Board of Directors will agree to terms tomorrow.

With the Women’s World Championship set to begin Friday at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, both sides are running short on time to find an agreement before the puck drops on the prestigious tournament.

The U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team players met tonight. We remain united in our resolve to bring positive change to the sport we love. We are hopeful that at tomorrow’s meeting of USA Hockey’s Board of Directors, the members will agree to the terms that those at the negotiating table in Philadelphia saw as a reasonable path forward. Those terms reflected 15 months of negotiations and significant compromise by parties on both sides. We are incredibly grateful for the support we have received from the hockey community, professional players associations across the sports world, fans, and beyond. Let’s seize this opportunity for the players and USA Hockey to make history together as we elevate the sport of hockey for everyone—girls, boys, women, and men. This agreement has the potential to be a game changer for everyone.