NWHL Eyes Detroit For Possible Expansion Team, All-Star Game

The NWHL "may eventually seek to expand to Detroit," according to Gregg Krupa of the DETROIT NEWS. NWHL Commissioner Dani Rylan said, "There are a few cities where it would be logical to have pro women's hockey teams, and Detroit is obviously one of them." Krupa notes while the "timetable for expansion is unclear," the NWHL has talked to the Red Wings and Olympia Entertainment about "bringing its all-star game to the city, as the NHL and some franchises begin to expand cooperation with the independent women's league." Rylan: "Our hope is to be able to add at least two major American markets in the coming years." The NWHL is "playing before enthusiastic, albeit modest, crowds in small arenas" (DETROIT NEWS, 4/5).