In Defense of the PHF
The Beginnings of Professional Sports Often Looks Amateur to the American Eye I am not a fan of Hilary Knight. She is an amazing player, possibly the best women's player I will see in my lifetime, and an icon in Boston's sports history. Her work was crucial in bringing about the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), which claims to be the first league for professional women's in the United States. And in the mind of most Americans, that is true. The previously existing league that was bought out by the PWHL was known by two different names, it was founded as the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) and was dissolved as the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Legally, the PHF was always considered a professional league. But Hilary Knight and several other top level players disagreed and decided to boycott the league starting in 2019 and found the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). I am not saying Hilary Knight is wrong for this, un...