Hilary Knight has been down this road before. Having her name attached to a movement is nothing new for her. She may not only be the face of women’s hockey — she may also be the face of its conscience.
She was instrumental to the Boston Blades two-game forfeit in 2014 from which you can draw a line towards the creation of the NWHL. She was one of the many players to go to the NWHL, and her silence and absence after the league cut salaries was forceful and with purpose. She was one of the main voices attached to the Team USA boycott in 2017, and one of the more outspoken players against the NWHL over the past year.