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Originally Posted by Locke
Heres the thing: I dont think anyone is belittling women's hockey or wanting to see it gone, but 'Deserve' is a strong term.
If they think they're entitled to more money then I think we're going to have to see something more concrete in terms of a business plan or strategy as to where that money is going to come from.
They dont sell many tickets because they're not a big draw, so maybe the wages they think they 'deserve' arent in line with the wages the market dictates are available?
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This is the rub...the league needs to provide the business plan and strategy and then actually execute. All the ladies I know would do anything asked of to promote the game. No doubt an initial backer with some cash will have to be found and the business plan has to make sense.
Agreed they will never, ever be a draw like the men but there is an untapped market sitting right around Calgary and area. 140+ players and growing just in Cochrane (15% of registration) and we are still, by a large margin, the smallest in the area...and they have to bring their families, they can't drive.
I know the Inferno tried but all of their positions in management were volunteer...only so much time in the day, only so much pavement they could pound. Any female teams will have to seriously tap into their local female committees for help to promote.