Detroit lands a professional women’s hockey team in the league’s fourth season

A Professional Women's Hockey League team is coming to Detroit – a milestone that was inevitable. The hockey fans here are passionate, the championships are plentiful and the hockey history here is long. Considering the city’s deep connection to hockey, it’s fitting for Detroit to be one of four cities joining the PWHL in its fourth season.

Maya Smith, a journalist with the women's athletics platform The IX sports, joined the program to discuss how it happened.

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