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What do we want!? Unfair!
- Sep 8, 2008
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Like I said, if someone finds violence entertaining then that's their thing. I certainly don't need it. And knowing what permanent damage it causes it's even a bit repulsive.
The idea of professional contact hockey with both genders together is ridiculous though, first men are on average far bigger, faster, and stronger; if it's based on merit no women would make the team. Even aside from biological factors, men are socialized not to be physical with women, the second a man lays a clean check on one you'd have a white knight trying to fight them.
The NHL needs to be careful not to become College Hockey.
I like College Hockey, but it's nowhere as good as NHL hockey. Fights are scrums. "Nothing to see here, move along....."
It's a complete fallacy that women can't deal with the more physical aspects of hockey.
Hockey is moving away from the rough stuff. Just look at the NHL compared to 15 years ago. Mandated visors, fighting being slowly fazed out, cracking down on high hits. If anything, the women's game is ahead of the times. Within our lifetimes we could see full cages and no hitting in men's hockey as well. The women's game isn't going to go backwards.
No one would play at an early age. I’ve seen uptight parents moan about playing hockey in general.. add hitting you’d see participation drop to unsustainable levels
With all the bumping and pinning, it's barely different from most European League mens hockey anyway.
Biology.
Their bodys are different than men's and can't handle the same punishment.
I mean the men's tournament isn't filled with devastating checks but its got enough physicality but why isn't it aloud at all in women's hockey. As an outsider it just seems ridiculous
Do the girls want to hit? Sure some do but I'd suspect if the majority wanted it would've been brought up by them by now. Iv'e seen lots of interviews, lady commentators and they never bring it up.
Buy hey just blame sexism because...