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Women’s professional hockey league expands into Montreal

FILE - Then-USA Hockey women's General Manager Reagan Carey is interviewed in Plymouth Township, Mich., Dec. 15, 2016. Montreal is finally getting its long-promised women’s pro hockey franchise, though the Premier Hockey Federation put the brakes on adding a second expansion team entering its eighth season, the league announced Tuesday, July 12, 2022. In unveiling the U.S.-based, privately backed league’s seventh franchise and second in Canada, PHF Commissioner Reagan Carey said it was in the sport’s best interest to take a slower approach toward growth to ensure long-term stability. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

FILE - Boston Pride players cheer as coach Paul Mara hoists the NWHL Isobel Cup trophy after the team's win over the Minnesota Whitecaps in the championship hockey game in Boston, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Montreal is finally getting its long-promised women’s pro hockey franchise, though the Premier Hockey Federation, previously called the National Women’s Hockey League, put the brakes on adding a second expansion team entering its eighth season, the league announced Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

Women’s professional hockey league expands into Montreal