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Why not Women in the NHL?
Topic Started: Wed Apr 1, 2009 3:36 pm (22 Views)
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Cammi Granato was a better player than Tony Granato, and Tony Granato had a fairly successful NHL career. I would think Cammi would have been able to succeed at the NHL level as well.
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Im sorry, but no.

If I was playing hockey and went to check a guy then realised it was a woman it would definately feel wrong to even push her.

Sports should stay gender specific, just like public toilets and changing rooms should.
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Women need to stay in the Kitchen.
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But Cammi Granato was a better player than Toni Granato.
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So the US and UK militaries (for example) shouldn't field women soldiers because their enemies would feel wrong to shoot at them? Wut?
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i get it...April Fools. HA HA HA!!

Woman, get back in the kitchen and cook something good for dinner. And get me another beer.
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An interesting topic for sure. My opinion is that the best sports league in any particular sport should simply take the best players period. In general, men are better equipped physically to compete in the most physical/athletic games. However, if there is a woman that is good enough to play, let her play! I thought it was fine when Annika Sorenstam played a tourney or two on the men's tour because she earned her way on, proving that she is good enough to compete. Michelle Wie, on the other hand, is there as a sideshow.

Sports leagues should not discriminate by race, nationality, gender, size, hair color or any other attribute besides two: age (it is a workplace so some minimum age requirements should be in place to maintain safety) and skill. If they are skilled enough to play then they should.

That said, I still think we're a long way from seeing a woman play in the NHL. I just have never seen any woman play and thought "she could hang in the NHL." Perhaps one or more will eventually, and I think goalie is a good position to see it. But as someone pointed out, men also tend to get the advantage in coaching/skill development at an early age so the woman's talent will need to be found when she is a girl and honed.
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