Brooklyn, N.Y. – The National Women’s Hockey League in association with W Hockey Partners today announced the resignation of Dani Rylan Kearney from her position as NWHL advisor and President of W Hockey Partners, the entity that owns and operates the NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, Metropolitan Riveters, and Minnesota Whitecaps.
Rylan Kearney launched the NWHL in March 2015 and held the position of Commissioner until October 2020. The NWHL was the first professional women’s hockey league to pay its players. Under her leadership, the league expanded to include six member clubs in the U.S. and Canada.
The league’s sixth season will be completed March 26-27 with the NWHL’s Isobel Cup Playoffs, presented by Discover, taking place at Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton, Massachusetts.
(Janet Schultz Photo of Rylan, standing with 2 All-Star Captains)
