Unlike their colleagues in the National Hockey League, players in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League don’t fly on charter planes. They do not stay in fancy hotels or dine in four-star restaurants on the road. In 2017, men are compensated generously for their hockey-playing services, women are not. The women are not paid at all.



Players in the CWHL juggle full-time and/or part-time jobs with workouts, twice weekly practices — Wednesday and Thursday nights for the Toronto Furies — and a pair of games on the weekend. And they do it all just to play the game they love.



Here, The Athletic takes you behind the scenes for a look at three Toronto players trying to balance everything for hockey.



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Jenna Dingeldein, forwardOne thing to know about Toronto Furies rookie Jenna Dingeldein: She’s always tired.



The 24-year-old’s wake-up call comes at 3:30 a.m. That gives her enough...