HF Habs: PWHL Montreal

[WeThreeKings]

I have 0 interest in women hockey and I feel most people claiming otherwise are juste virtue signaling.

My sisters who are HUGE hockey fans and sports enthusiast will tell me how good it is for women and women sports… and will end up watching 0 game and buying 0 ticket, all while barely missing any Habs game. This tells me all I need to know about the future popularity of the league.

Women's hockey is awesome; I won't get into this club hockey because its not for me but the womens game on the international stage always brings high drama.

 

[The Real Timo]

Not sure how popular this is going to be.

A television deal would be instrumental.

I seriously doubt enough will be watching to justify a deal.

 

[Essenege]

Women's hockey is awesome; I won't get into this club hockey because its not for me but the womens game on the international stage always brings high drama.

Fair enough but it’s one game per tournament (the US-CAN game). Drama aside it’s way too slow and the physical aspect of the game is not there. Midget hockey is more fun to watch.

 

[red devil]

 

[Essenege]

You and your sisters have every right not to watch and not to buy any tickets. But don't assume you're the barometer on if this league will be successful or not, especially months before they even start their inagaugural season.

All the other women leagues ever except the WTA are the barometer, not me.

 

[Adam Michaels]

I always liked Canadiennes. Wish they call them that again.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

I seriously doubt enough will be watching to justify a deal.

That's a problem.

Maybe a handful of games, the most important ones (1st game ever, the finals, etc...)

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

I always liked Canadiennes. Wish they call them that again.

Thanks for the updates Adam

That's a problem.

Maybe a handful of games, the most important ones (1st game ever, the finals, etc...)

Would already be a good start to draw some interest

 

[red devil]

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Will MPP keep her consultant job with the Habs and do double duties ? By all accounts she's doing a really good job, the players all seem to respect her. It would kinda suck to lose her , even if it's for a great opportunity big picture wise

 

[Belial]

Will MPP keep her consultant job with the Habs and do double duties ? By all accounts she's doing a really good job, the players all seem to respect her. It would kinda suck to lose her

She already was part-time I don't think this will change anything.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

She already was part-time I don't think this will change anything.

She'll be on a team with her fiancé , so I guess playing in the PWHL can count as spending time with her family as well It's pretty efficient when you think about it !

 

[CHwest]

Two or three years and then out. Women will not watch and men would much rather watch men's hockey. Of course the feminists will cry and wring there hands, but it is what it is. If you have no fans you've got nothing. Sad but true.

I loved watching women's golf because I felt I could take away more from their game than the men's game to help me improve. Alas they had a few good years on networks and then slide into sports networks where few watch. Just no market for women's sports other than international events.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Sounds like PWHL Montreal will announce their signings tomorrow, but also reportedly will announce their coach.

 

[MXD]

They need coverage, and I'm pretty sure they'll get plenty at first. They'll succeed if the coverage lasts.

I know I'll obliquely follow them (does that make any sense in English?).

 

[Redux91]

God am I glad to hear that lol
When I saw we were picking 7th I was like f***! How are we gonna get Marie-Phillippe!
So I'm relieved lol

 

[Team_Spirit]

*Canadiennes* name is pretty bad ngl

Boston won't be the Mama Bears.

Do your own thing gals. Be original.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

They need coverage, and I'm pretty sure they'll get plenty at first. They'll succeed if the coverage lasts.

I know I'll obliquely follow them (does that make any sense in English?).

I kinda see it like MMA. I go all the way back to the mid nineties with the sport and at first I had zero confidence female fighting would ever be a ''thing'' when it first started in some of the smaller promotions. Look at how big it's gotten now, with female fighters even headlining some of the PPVs. You have to scale it at first and be patient with it, but you can't tell me it's downright impossible to make it work. You just have to brand it the right way and have a few key big personnalities to build around.

 

[MXD]

I kinda see it like MMA. I go all the way back to the mid nineties with the sport and at first I had zero confidence female fighting would ever be a ''thing'' when it first started in some of the smaller promotions. Look at how big it's gotten now, with female fighters even headlining some of the PPVs. You have to scale it at first and be patient with it, but you can't tell me it's downright impossible to make it work. You just have to brand it the right way and have a few key big personnalities to build around.

Bolded : I don't know if you imply that I said that... But I never said that.

Underlined : That's a f***ing tall order if I ever saw one.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Bolded : I don't know if you imply that I said that... But I never said that.

Underlined : That's a f***ing tall order if I ever saw one.

Oh no no, I was speaking in the general sense, not a direct answer to your post!

 

[Colezuki]

If it was me, I'd offer the CA rights to TSN on a 3-4 year deal for cheap, see if I can get prime viewership with TSN trying to build it up

 

[red devil]

Official announcement tomorrow of the signings with the a press conference.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

*Canadiennes* name is pretty bad ngl

Boston won't be the Mama Bears.

Do your own thing gals. Be original.

I disagree about Les Canadiennes. I loved that name. A lot of girls would idolize players on the Habs, and this was their way of being part of the same family as them.

I would be happy if they name the team the same. But it doesn't mean it's the only name I want them to have and anything else will be a let down.


Here's a former player wanting them to bring back Les Canadiennes, as well as the red-white-blue. So you know there was pride wearing those colors and having a female version of the Canadiens.

 

[Adam Michaels]