#4 National Women’s Hockey League achieved greater credibility
in 2017 with two investment transactions. In October, the New Jersey Devils
signed a three-year partnership with the Metropolitan Riveters. In December,
Pegula Sports and Entertainment took it a step further and purchased the Buffalo Beauts. Pegula is no newbie to sports
ownership; they also own the NHL Sabres, NFL Bills, and National Lacrosse
League Bandits. The Pegula’s bought a winner, as the Beauts are the
reigning 2017 Isobel Cup Champion.
#3 Women playing ice hockey for Team USA used the IIHF Women’s World
Championship as the perfect timing vehicle to pressure USA Hockey to address
the players concerns over compensation and financial benefits. With the
pressure on, Team USA won both battles: livable wages and insurance, and their
fourth consecutive world championship beating archrival Canada 3-2 in overtime.
#2 Mississippi State, coming off a Sweet 16 birth in the 2016
NCAA Tournament, took their game right at UConn in the national semi-finals and
came out on top with an overtime buzzer beater shot by Morgan William, the 5’5”
Bulldogs junior.
The win ended the UConn Huskies record 111-game winning
streak.
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