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NWHL officially expands into Canada

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TJ Tucker
April 22, 2020  (8:19)
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The first Canadian team to be included in the National Women's Hockey League has officially been announced. When the league opens its sixth season, an expansion team will debut in Toronto.

The ownership team is led by Johanna Neilson Boynton, who played four years at Harvard, serving as captain for two seasons, and is the CEO and co-Founder of Boynton Brennan Builders. Sports team owner and executive Tyler Tumminia, who in recent years was named one of the Top 25 Female Executives by Bleacher Report and received the Game Changer award from Sports Business Journal, will serve as the club's Chairman. Digit Murphy, who has more than three decades of experience leading teams at Brown University and in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, has been named President. Murphy will oversee the hiring of a general manager and head coach for Toronto's team.

Five players have already signed contracts to join Toronto for the upcoming season. They are Kristen Barbara, Elaine Chuli, Shiann Darkangelo, Emma Greco and Taylor Woods.

The addition of Toronto brings the league to six teams. The Minnesota Whitecaps joined the NWHL in 2018 after the league was launched in 2015 with four teams: Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, and Metropolitan (NY-NJ) Riveters. The 2020-21 regular season is scheduled to start in mid-November, with each team playing 20 games.

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