Sharing the ice during NHL All-Star festivities and informal training skates and crossing paths at various Olympics over the past several years, some of the best men's and women's hockey players in the world got to talking. For much of that time, the conversation centered on the lack of what many hoped would be a sustainable women's professional league and the struggles many players went through to make a living. The NHL is helping with scheduling and other logistics and will coordinate on crossover promotions and events.
If Minnesota regards itself as the State of Hockey, the Twin Cities' Professional Women's Hockey League franchise will feature plenty of homegrown players, including Taylor Heise.
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