Premier Hockey Federation Players' Association
Premier Hockey Federation Players' Association | |
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Key people | Nicole Corriero[1] |
The Premier Hockey Federation Players' Association (PHFPA, formerly known as the National Women's Hockey League Players' Association) is a representative body for professional ice hockey players in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). The association was founded in 2015.
Inaugural season
In 2015, the NWHL (now the PHF) announced that its players' association would consist of two elected players from each team. Erika Lawler served as the director of the players' association in its inaugural season.[2] The elected player representatives during the NWHL's inaugural season were Emily Pfalzer and Meghan Duggan from Buffalo Beauts, Celeste Brown and Taylor Holze from the New York Riveters, Kelli Stack and Kaleigh Fratkin from the Connecticut Whale, and Hilary Knight and Brianna Decker from the Boston Pride.[3]
Current association
As of April 13, 2022, the current executive director of the PHFPA is Nicole Corriero.[1]
References
- ^ a b Krotz, Paul (April 13, 2022). "Nicole Corriero Appointed Executive Director of PHF Players' Association". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Nelson, Dustin L (12 November 2015). "NWHL Announces Formation of Player's Association". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ NWHL Staff (2015). "NWHL Players' Association Representatives Announced". NWHL.Co. Retrieved 14 April 2017.