In the NHL, fans are already well accustomed to following the OHL, WHL, QMJHL, and USHL. From an early age these leagues have introduced the NHL to players like Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby.

Only in its second season, the league is shattering records for women's sports and recently held its first-ever "Breakthrough Cup" tournament with more than 600 girls competing.

But, she said, it certainly won’t be the last time we see a fight in women’s professional hockey. “With the level of physicality, you’ll never not see it in the PWHL,” she said.

A popular argument against a unified North American women's professional hockey league has been that there's a lack of interest from fans. To that, Schofield says, noting the Canadian and American ...

There was a line brawl between Canada and the United States at a pre-tournament game ahead of the 2014 Olympics, and another in the now-defunct National Women’s Hockey League in 2016.