The inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League — or the PWHL — is underway, with six teams across Canada and the US. But Jayna Hefford, a five-time Olympic medalist in the sport and the league’s senior vice president of hockey operations, says the PWHL’s impact will also be felt outside of North America. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports from a game in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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