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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
while i doubt we'll ever see a woman make it in the NHL on forward or defense, i think it's only a matter of time until there's another female goaltender that makes the jump and becomes more than just a token pre-season headline grabber. i'm sure some of the best female goaltenders in the world could do at least as well as some of the career backups like Weekes or Noodles
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I HIGHLY doubt that. Just because Noodles and Weekes were backups doesn't mean they were not professional calibre goalies. From the womens hockey i've watched, NO goaltender is even remotely close to playing in a regular season NHL game without giving up 12 goals.