I'm not sure how this is new news. I was trying out and playing on boys teams for 16 years. And not due to whining or screaming about women's rights or that stuff. I tried out like anyone else and made the team consistantly. Had I not made a team, I would have gone back to women's hockey. Not filed a suit saying they team was unfair to pick a more experienced or skilled player over me.
On the topic of men being able to treat women like anyone else on the ice, I am in 100% agreement. There should not be any special rules for women and while its nice to see that there are still some guys in this world who were brought up like men and not to be physical towards women, I think on the ice or field all bets are off. Personally, I would keep my mask on from the time I walked out of the room to the final handshake. I didn't make it well known I was a girl and neither did my teammates because it would ruin the game or the win if we thought they went easy because of a chick in net.
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