Discussions are underway about the best course of action for women’s professional hockey, with at least a few prominent figures expected to make announcements about their playing future as soon as this week.



According to multiple sources, there was an all-players call last week in which players from both the National Women’s Hockey League and players from the since-shuttered Canadian Women’s Hockey League talked about the options at their disposal, including whether to sit out the upcoming NWHL season.



It is believed that Hilary Knight and Kendall Coyne-Schofield, two of the most prominent figures in the women’s game, are spearheading the effort to get players on the same page and galvanize the group. Both have been vocal in the past about the appeal of an NHL-backed league. The goal of an NHL-backed league seems to be gaining traction in the wake of the announcement in late March that the CWHL was shutting down, leaving the NWHL as the only...