The NHL is taking yet another step to showcase women's hockey, this time on a national stage. After Kendall Coyne Schofield's performance at the All-Star Game last year in San Jose, a 3-on-3 women's 'scrimmage' between top Canadian and U.S. players is planned for the All-Star weekend in St. Louis, which begins on January 24th.
While full details are to be announced later, it is an interesting development given the current situation that exists between the NHL and women's hockey. While more than 200 female professionals are boycotting the NWHL, an independent women's hockey league now in its fifth season, the NHL has openly stated that it will not support a KHL-style arrangement of starting a women's league of its own as long as the NWHL remains viable. The outpouring of support for Coyne Schofield, who finished less than a second behind Connor McDavid in the fastest skater competition last year, may be the biggest factor responsible for this development.
Source:Emily Kaplan, ESPN
