NWHL players ask for league audit in response to announced pay cuts

National Women's Hockey League players have responded to Friday's announcement that they will have their salaries cut significantly as a result of the league's current financial turmoil.

NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan made the announcement in a conference call Friday, noting the league's declining attendance in its second season played a large factor.

The players released a statement on Saturday in response to the pay cuts - which are rumored to be as high as 50 percent - asking that the league provide the players with some vital information and undergo an audit to ensure proper financial practices are being used.

Here is the release:

Rylan also mentioned during her conference call on Friday that players "didn't have a say" in the decision to institute the pay cuts, according to Puck Daddy's Greg Wyshynski.