Six past and present women's hockey stars have been tapped to participate as members of the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition.

Five women's hockey stars, past and present, to the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition, "a group of current and former NHL Players and women's professional hockey Players who work to advance equality and inclusion in the sport of hockey on and off the ice."

Julie Chu, Blake Bolden, Meghan Duggan, Brigette Lacquette, Sarah Nurse, and Abby Roque are the women who were invited to join as members.

The NHL and NHLPA have committed more than $1 million to help support grassroots initiatives, player perspective storytelling, and other initiatives.

The NHL Player Inclusion Coalition will be co-chaired by NHL alumni Anson Carter and P.K. Subban.

"Every member of the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition shares a passion to bring diversity and inclusion to the forefront of the hockey community," said Carter in an NHL news release. "It has been incredible to work together to amplify the role of Players as advisors, ambassadors, and catalysts for real change, which benefits underrepresented groups in the game. As we enter the coalition's next phase, we are excited to grow our impact by sharing more of our work with fans to invite everyone who loves hockey to join the movement with us."

Each of the six women involved, along with the 14 NHL players and alumni, selected an organization that supports diversity and inclusion in hockey to receive an initial $5000 grant from the newly founded group.