Women's professional hockey will be televised live in the U.S. by a major cable network for the first time when NBC Sports Network airs the National Women's Hockey League semifinals and final in early February. "As the home of hockey in the U.S., NBC Sports is proud to showcase the NWHL to a national audience," NBC Sports vice president of programming Michael Perman said. Tumminia has lost sleep plenty of nights over the past couple of months putting the 2021 NWHL bubble plan together. Players also have the option to opt out and still be paid their entire salary, the league said. The NWHL fell short of completing its season last spring because of the pandemic.

Source: Fox News December 22, 2020 14:03 UTC