Less than a month after more than 200 women's hockey players said they would not participate in any professional North American leagues in 2019 unless working conditions got better, the National Women's Hockey League has struck a deal with its players' association to increase salaries and benefits, according to the Associated Press.
The players' union did not disclose specific financial details of the agreement, per the AP, but the one-year deal -- which includes a renewal option for 2020 -- provides a "50-50 split of sponsor-related revenues." The union has also deemed the agreement a "breakthrough" because it ensures "substantial gains" for its players, meaning salaries that protesting standouts like USA gold medalist Hilary Knight said were "as low as $2,000 a season" have presumably been upped

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