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Hefford: Combination of CWHL model and market was not sustainable

Eleven days after the announcement of the folding of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, there are still far more questions than answers; several of which are being pondered by Jayna Hefford herself.

Hefford, who was named interim commissioner of the CWHL on July 19 of last year, of course had the unceremonious duty of pulling the plug on the league that employed many of the world’s best female hockey players; a circuit that she dominated during her playing career, so much so that three years after her retirement, a trophy bearing her name was created to award season MVP voted by the players.