“The Clarkson Cup will always be there to be the symbol and the trophy for the best women’s hockey,” says Adrienne Clarkson, following folding of Canadian Women’s Hockey League
The Clarkson Cup will continue to reward women’s hockey champions in Canada regardless of a league’s uncertain future, says former governor-general Adrienne Clarkson.
Clarkson spoke with CWHL interim commissioner Jayna Hefford and board chair Laurel Walzak earlier Monday. Walzak told The Canadian Press on Sunday the league needed more revenue, while Hefford said the league was finished even if a financial saviour rode to the rescue. The league survived the 2015 arrival of the U.S.-based NWHL, which threatened to poach star players with the prospect of higher salaries.The CWHL’s roughly 200 players, coaches and general managers and team personnel had no inkling their league was about to fold, but Clarkson said she did.
Whatever the future of a women’s hockey league in Canada, the CWHL played a crucial role, Andress said.
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