The Canadian Women's Hockey League plans to start paying players for the 2017-18 season, Habs Eyes on the Prize has confirmed.
While not official or guaranteed, the CWHL is working towards putting a sustainable plan in place and will become the second women's hockey league to pay its players, after the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) started doing so in their inaugural season with four teams in the Northeastern United States.
When Les Canadiennes de Montreal re-brand was announced back at the Bell Centre back in September, Canadiens executive vice president and chief operating officer Kevin Gilmore, who was the Habs face at the launch, said several times - unprovoked - that the team would work with the league to get a model in place that sees players getting paid.