Dump and Chase wants facts? Here are some factual things he apparently doesn't know!.
Did you guys know that women's hockey was a checking game until 1990, when the IIHF took it out because the US and Canada were too dominant physically (the more things change, eh?)? And did you know that they don't measure NHL bench press stats in max outs, but in repetitions at weight since raw strength isn't the main point of hockey (the combine makes them do reps at 150 pounds, and the 2009 max number was 18)? Did you know several current and former elite NHL players can't bench their own body weight?
But boys boys boys. Your male bodies aren't as impressive as you think.
left out the rest of the pwnage
yeah,.. what SHE said
I find the negative, self serving reaction towards the possible presence of females in male sports, kind of amusing. Now the gretzky's and bill ruggiero's of the world who're perfectly confident in their own masculinities usually have an attitude of, "if she can keep up, why not?" What is the big deal? Its not like EVERY girl will be able to do it. If you're elite for a certain area, then you try out for a travel team.. if you're elite overall you enter the nhl draft. If you can't cut it, you're out.
And before someone breaks out the line about "being destroyed cause they're smaller, weaker..."
I used to coach a "little girl" (and I use the word little cause now she's my height, maybe 170lbs) that's vacilating btw playing boys or girls midget travel hockey (last year she was the most penalized player on her team for throwing too many rough hits
) Can every girl do what she can? doubtful... but then she's been exposed to the environment that pushed her to her present abilities..
Yet, hockey isn't 100% about hitting.. hell its not even 30% nowadays. Next time there's a game, watch and tell me how many "scott stevens" kill a mother****er, type of hits you see.. most of the time its straightforward simple body checking and the biggest hitters rarely throw beyond 5 hits a game, (if that) they often take more out of the thrower anyways.
Angela ruggiero, who kritter brought up above is one example of a woman (even more than wickenheiser) who's more than capable of dealing with (And has shown that she could deal with) mens hockey (Where it not that she makes more doing what she does now). I do wish she'd at least try it out part time as beyond opening doors it'd definately raise the consciousness of the world towards the sport
Like my ex-player, I think one of the biggest issues girls deal with (aside from the absence of body checking) is the inequality in terms of training and competition. Most of the best girls are drawn towards boys hockey.. the gap is narrowing, especially in off ice training (for those who brought up the series against AAA midget teams, remember, bottom line is, the women won more than they lost.... By your logic they shouldn't have even been able to compete
right? )
At the development stage though, this father caused a massive fail, beyond messing with the psychie of a little girl. Imagine the effect their ability to improve this little girls skills would've had on her and anyone else she herself inspired?
Anyways, back to george *****.. er.. i mean atis. Seems that his son's "minor league NHL" team STILL hasn't shown any improvement, (besides the fact that his son's little johnson will now, safely, only be seen by other MALES!
phew! )
I sent an email to the team complaining that they'd better be on penguins type win streak the next time I check in.. dammit
) I feel for his, and the other sons, on that team though.. They had a perfectly good chance to learn an important life lesson about resolving conflict and evolving as humans... which is what would've mattered 10 yrs or so from now, when they've "retired" due to lack of interest from the nhl (or are playing for the maple leafs
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