2002-2003 Global Hockey League

In early 2002, it was announced that Jimmy Dent of the GBL will leave the company's CEO position to become president and CEO of World Sports Union and WSU International Productions. It was also announced that a hockey league will start in the fall of that year, with 14 teams participating from around the world and 56 games per team.

Television and Streaming
WSU International Productions made an agreement with FOX Sports, RealNetworks, and ABC Sports/ESPN to give the best quality of hockey to the world. RealNetworks will have most of the games online for free, while FOX Sports and ABC Sports will present two games per week, one on Monday and one on Thursday. ESPN will produce a Sunday late morning broadcast from 10:30am to 12:45pm.