体坛英语资讯：Canadian Womens Hockey League breaks down
<p><span word="TORONTO">TORONTO</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 1-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hockey">Hockey</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="discontinue">discontinue</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Calgary">Calgary</span> <span word="Inferno">Inferno</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hoisted">hoisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clarkson">Clarkson</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CWHL">CWHL</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="discontinue">discontinue</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1.</p><p>"<span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="unsustainable">unsustainable</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CWHL">CWHL</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="Finland">Finland</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="heartbroken">heartbroken</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> #<span word="CWHL">CWHL</span> <span word="folding">folding</span>," <span word="Calgary">Calgary</span> <span word="Inferno">Inferno</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="Brianne">Brianne</span> <span word="Jenner">Jenner</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CWHL">CWHL</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MLS">MLS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CWHL">CWHL</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="players">players</span>' <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017-18 <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="season">season</span> - <span word="since">since</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> - <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CWHL">CWHL</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CWHL">CWHL</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="backer">backer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="supporter">supporter</span> <span word="Graeme">Graeme</span> <span word="Roustan">Roustan</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Roustan">Roustan</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="players">players</span>.</p>
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