Zenkai was founded in January 2018 in Portland, Oregon, by athletes who saw an opportunity for natural athletic apparel in a marketplace dominated by synthetics. The goal was to create a future for performance apparel derived from natural fabrics while helping athletes perform better by staying cooler. After raising initial start-up capital in August 2019, the company launched its technical performance base layer and training apparel. The ownership group consists of four families who together have a combined 150 years of experience in athletics, 90 years of experience in apparel, a commitment to sustainability, a shared passion for sports, and the desire to create natural, performance-enhancing performance-enhancing apparel for every athlete - recreational, amateur or professional.
The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF; formerly the National Women's Hockey League—NWHL)[1] is a women's professional ice hockey league located in the United States and Canada. The league was established in 2015 with four teams,[2][3] and has since grown to six teams: the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, Metropolitan Riveters, Minnesota Whitecaps, and the Toronto Six. The league is the first women's professional hockey league to pay its players.[3]