Women's hockey league more than doubles salary cap

• The PHF also announced a commitment from the Board of Governors to invest over $25 million in direct payments and benefits to its players over the next three years.

Between the lines: The investment comes less than three weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics, when, typically, there is a wave of attention for women's professional hockey — before it falls off the radar.

• The league, which currently has six teams, changed its name from the National Women's Hockey League last year.

What they're saying: "The PHF has been steadfast in its vision to grow the game under a new era that truly provides leading opportunities for athletes in the sport who deserve to be treated as professionals," PHF commissioner Tyler Tumminia said in a statement.

• "This amazing investment by ownership reaffirms the strength of their commitment to being difference-makers who advance the professional game so that our athletes can thrive as role models who continue to inspire the next generation."