National Women’s Hockey League awards expansion franchise to Toronto

The city of Toronto has become the first in Canada to receive a
National Women’s Hockey League team.

The league has confirmed that they have awarded Toronto an expansion franchise that will begin playing in the 2020/2021 season.

The club’s ownership group is led by Johanna Neilson Boynton, a former women’s hockey player who played four seasons for Harvard in the 1980’s, and is currently the CEO and co-Founder of Massachusetts-based company Boynton Brennan Builders.

“We aspire to build a perennial Isobel Cup contender for Toronto,” said Boynton.

“This will be an organization with strong fan, community and corporate support, outstanding coaching, training, and player development, and a club dedicated to promoting hockey as a game for everyone.”

The franchise also named Tyler Tumminia as Chairman., and Digit Murphy as team President.