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The article discusses how Mark Walter, founder of Guggenheim Partners, purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012 for $2.1 billion, which was considered overpriced at the time. However, the Dodgers' value has since increased to $6.3 billion, making Walter's personal fortune $11.9 billion. Walter's financial success is attributed to his investment firm Guggenheim Partners and his involvement in sports team ownership, including stakes in various teams and leagues. The article also highlights the Dodgers' financial strategies, such as creative accounting and securing lucrative television rights deals, which have contributed to their success in Major League Baseball. [Extracted from the article]

Swedish buyout firm Altor Equity Partners has agreed to purchase a majority stake in CCM Hockey, the maker of Tacks and JetSpeed hockey gear. The deal, expected to close by the end of the year, will see Altor acquire the business from Canada's Birch Hill Equity Partners Management. CCM is valued at C$500 million to C$600 million and will remain headquartered in Montreal. Altor was attracted to CCM for its innovative equipment and plans to focus on women's hockey and expanding into new markets. [Extracted from the article]

Billionaire Ted Leonsis expressed his desire to add the Washington Nationals baseball team to his collection of sports franchises in Washington, D.C. Leonsis, the CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, already owns the NHL's Capitals, NBA's Wizards, and the WNBA's Mystics. He believes that acquiring more teams would allow for cost-sharing and better results. Leonsis also mentioned his dedication to making Washington the capital of women's sports and expressed interest in owning a women's hockey and volleyball team. [Extracted from the article]

Billionaire Ted Leonsis expressed his desire to acquire Major League Baseball's Nationals and add them to his collection of Washington sports franchises. Leonsis, the CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, already owns the NHL's Capitals, NBA's Wizards, and the Mystics of the WNBA. He aims to create a "super city" of sports in Washington, allowing for cost-sharing and improved results. Leonsis also mentioned his interest in making Washington the capital of women's sports, potentially adding women's hockey and volleyball teams to his ownership. [Extracted from the article]

Billionaire Ted Leonsis expressed his desire to acquire the Washington Nationals baseball team, adding to his collection of Washington sports franchises. Leonsis, the CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, already owns the NHL's Capitals, NBA's Wizards, and the Mystics of the WNBA. He envisions creating a "super city" of sports in Washington, allowing for cost-sharing and improved results. Leonsis also mentioned his interest in making Washington the capital of women's sports, potentially adding women's hockey and volleyball teams to his ownership. [Extracted from the article]

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The article focuses on the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), which was founded by Dani Rylan, a former hockey player at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. It discusses topics such as women athletes' pay, the financial aspects of the league, match attendance, and the broadcasting of NWHL hockey matches online.

The Riveters are the flagship team of the National Women's Hockey League, founded this year by Dani Rylan, a former Northeastern University hockey player who wants to make her league "as big as the NHL." In February 2014, Rylan decided to form a New York team within the Canadian Women's Hockey League, the world's largest women's professional hockey league, with five teams. It recruited athletes - including several Canadian league players and eight members of the U.S. Olympic team - by promising to pay them an average annual salary of $15,000, plus a percentage of their jersey sales. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg View) -- U.S. Women's Hockey Finally Gets a Paycheck: Kavitha A. Davidson As the league office told Outlook Hockey's Mike Burse, the NWHL will be "the first paid professional women's hockey league in North America." The commissioner of the league is former Northeastern player Dani Rylan, who launched the league with four-time Olympic medalist Angela Ruggiero after failing to bring an expansion CWHL team to New York. [Extracted from the article]