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Hundreds of NWHL players boycotting upcoming hockey season

The Buffalo Beauts and Minnesota Whitecaps faced off in this year's Isobel Cup final.
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The Buffalo Beauts and Minnesota Whitecaps faced off in this year's Isobel Cup final.

Hundreds of the world's best women hockey players have said they will not compete in North America this upcoming year until they "get the resources that professional hockey demands and deserves." This could threaten not only the upcoming Buffalo Beauts season, but the NWHL itself.WBFO's Nick Lippa spoke with Victory Press writer Melissa Burgess, who has covered the NWHL since its inaugural season.

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WBFO's Nick Lippa spoke with Victory Press writer Melissa Burgess, who has covered the NWHL since its inaugural season.

#ForTheGame is the name of the movement players are tweeting out. Some of the problems players currently face can be seen here in Olympic Gold medalist Brianna Decker's tweet (below).

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Nick Lippa leads our Arts & Culture Coverage, and is also the lead reporter for the station's Mental Health Inititive, profiling the struggles and triumphs of those who battle mental health issues and the related stigma that can come from it.