PWHL jumps into signing player contracts — but still doesn't have a single roll of hockey tape yet
More than 40 players have now signed contracts to play in the Professional Women's Hockey League as the league prepares to open its first training camps later this month.
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![Canadian defender Ashton Bell hits American player Hannah Brandt during a game at the Women's World Championship in Denmark in 2022. Bell signed with PWHL Ottawa for three years, while Brandt is signed with PWHL Boston for one year. A Canadian female hockey player hits an American player along the boards as they compete for the puck. The Canadian player is wearing a black and red jersey with white lettering. She's wearing the number 21, with Bell written on the back of her jersey.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7017803.1699027707!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/denmark-women-s-hockey-worlds.jpg)
More than 40 players have now signed contracts to play in the Professional Women's Hockey League as the league prepares to open its first training camps later this month.