Premier Hockey Federation
Premier Hockey Federation bought by PWHPA backers
North American women's hockey league, the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), has been purchased by the Mark Walter Group and Billie Jean King Enterprises, who entered into a formal partnership with the Professional…
Discover becomes PHF helmet sponsor in extended deal
Discover Financial Services has become the league-wide helmet sponsor of the Premier Hockey Federation as part of a partnership extension through the remainder of the 2022-23 PHF season
Toronto to host 2023 PHF All-Star weekend
The Premier Hockey Federation has announced that its 2023 All-Star Game will take place in Toronto, Ontario, in the final weekend of January.
PHF doubles salary cap to $1.5m for 2023-24 season
The Premier Hockey Federation is doubling its salary cap from $750,000 (€704,000) to $1.5m per team in 2023-24 in a further sign of growth for the North American professional women's ice hockey league.
PHF hires Heartlent Group to shape league’s creative direction
The Premier Hockey Federation has appointed marketing agency Heartlent Group to shape the women's ice hockey league's creative direction surrounding enhanced video production, social media, and website…
Metropolitan Riveters to play home games at American Dream megamall
The Premier Hockey Federation's Metropolitan Riveters have unveiled plans to play home games inside the American Dream megamall in East Rutherford, New Jersey
PHF, ESPN extend rights deal through 2023-24
The Premier Hockey Federation has extended its domestic rights agreement with ESPN for two years through the 2023-24 season
PHF unveils Montreal expansion team
 The Premier Hockey Federation has officially added a Montreal, Canada-based expansion team for the 2022-23 season, bringing the women's professional ice hockey league to seven franchises.
PHF appoints Pfeifer as chief marketing officer
The Premier Hockey Federation has appointed veteran sports media and marketing executive Jim Pfeifer as its chief marketing officer. He will officially begin his new position on July 20
Reagan Carey on the new era for the Premier Hockey Federation
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Reagan Carey, the new commissioner of the Premier Hockey Federation. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing turbulence in United States college sports with the forthcoming departure of Mark Emmert from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and predictions of a breakup of Division I athletics, Athletes Unlimited’s media rights deal with ESPN, a $300m funding round for German digital sports media entity OneFootball, viewership boosts for the National Hockey League, and Comcast’s successful programming link of the National Football League’s Super Bowl LVI and Beijing 2022 Olympics.
USA Hockey exec Carey appointed new PHF commissioner
The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed former longstanding USA Hockey executive Reagan Carey as its new commissioner
PWHPA ‘ends collaboration discussions’ with PHF over potential unified league
The future of professional women's ice hockey in North America remains in limbo, with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association reportedly ending all collaboration talks with the rival Premier…
NHL pushes for greater unity in women’s pro hockey
League looks to set meeting between two competing female entities
PHF strikes strategic development partnership with Octagon
Women's ice hockey league to work closely with global agency
Lou DePaoli on forging new pathways with General Sports Worldwide
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Lou DePaoli, managing director at global sports consulting and management firm General Sports Worldwide. Fisher and Russo also discuss the new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, MLB’s streaming rights agreement with Apple, continued developments with the Premier League’s Chelsea and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the National Football League’s season-long suspension of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley for gambling offenses, and ownership moves for the Premier Hockey Federation’s Toronto Six and Boston Pride.
Hockey Hall of Famer O’Ree joins PHF Pride ownership group
Hockey trailblazer becomes minority investor in women's pro ice hockey team
PHF’s Toronto Six sold to BIPOC-led group
New ownership group includes former NHL player Stewart, coach Nolan
Tumminia to step down as PHF commissioner
Tyler Tumminia has resigned as the Premier Hockey Federation commissioner and will remain in the role through the end of the Isobel Cup Playoffs in late March.