[CaptainCrunch]

On average the WNBA has lost nearly a quarter of a billion dollars since it started according to reports with the losses last year growing to 12 million dollars a year. I can't see the NHL having any interest in a scenario like that with woman's hockey at all. Like I mentioned before even a 10 team circuit with a 23 person team making 30k each would add up quickly to large losses.

The WNBA has an average salary of $79,000 and 12 teams. The WNBA also has an average attendance of about 7000 and their teams are in major media cities.

I doubt that a woman's pro team in a canadian city is going to surpass 1000 fans just because of the competition with other leagues and teams.

The height of woman's hockey support is during the Olympics every 4 years, other then that it just doesn't sell. On top of that, to be honest, outside of the US and Canada, in the Olympics its not super competitive.

My Cousin's daughter signed up to play for the U of L this year, she played hockey on boys teams and then when she hit midget level or whatever they call it now, she went off to play on a Woman's developmental team, and then went to university, when I talk to her she didn't get into hockey because woman played it, she got into hockey because she watched hockey with her dad, and he coached youth hockey and encouraged her as a girl to play in a boys league. She does have aspirations to try to play for the Olympics, but she didn't have any interest in the Infernal or the other pro woman teams. I know a lot of woman and girls who love hockey and have played hockey, but except for every 4 years, their desire to play wasn't driven by woman pro teams.

I agree with one of the posters, the pro game just isn't going to pay, I doubt the NHL would ever be interested in being the primary financer of it because they don't want to look at their investment 10 years down the road and see that its hit 9 figures. Plus the woman players forming a Players Association just ensures that the NHL won't be riding to the rescue.

First of all because someday, the NHL might make the decision to shut it down and the backlash would be huge, not because its a popular league that they're killing, but because of optics and because it will come across as a slap to woman and woman's hockey, at least that's how it will be portrayed

Second of all, the last thing that the NHL wants to do is suddenly have to be involved in another player association that makes demands for more money and higher salaries. I think they'd rather pass.

I honestly think that the focus should be on college teams and helping with getting educational opportunities, or because I don't think there are enough players to form a strong competitive junior circuit, You push a Olympic developmental team that has 40 players and tours, and sponsors help pay the way.

I just don't see a pro team with a living wage as viable. I'd love to see something that would prove me wrong, but I don't see it.