 and agreed to give players a 50 percent split of revenue on league sponsorship and media deals.On May 20, 2019, the players formed a worker's union called the Professional Women's Hockey Player Association (PWHPA) to further push for their stated goals of a league that provides financial and infrastructure resources to players, health insurance, and support to training programs for young female players.With a large amount of North American players boycotting the league, more than half of the signed players on opening rosters were new to the league.