A former National Women's Hockey League executive has filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup more than $200,000 he says he invested to help launch the inaugural season last year.
Lawyers representing Mike Moran filed the 11-page suit in Massachusetts District Court on Wednesday. Moran is demanding his investment back after a dispute occurred with NWHL Commissioner Dani Rylan over what he says was his 40-per cent stake in establishing North America's first league to pay female players a salary.
Moran was the NWHL's Chief Marketing Officer and made payments to cover expenses, including securing ice time, hiring a public relations firm and helping the league meet its first payroll in October. He left the league last year.
The NWHL released a statement calling the lawsuit "frivolous and personal," and "a malicious attack to undermine Dani Rylan."
The league has teams in Boston, New York, Connecticut and Buffalo, New York.
