The Riveters' international stars are among the highest paid players on the team.
Today the NWHL launched their equivalent to often imitated but never replaced capgeek. Even in its infancy the NWHL has taken steps to give fans what they want and today they took another big step towards that initiative by making the salary of the league's first 72 players public information.
The league's highest paid player is Kelli Stack of the Connecticut Whale who will be making $25,000 of her team's $270,000 salary cap. Hilary Knight, the most recognizable name in women's hockey, will be making $22,000 to play for the Boston Pride this season.