Here’s my take: I feel awful for these women that they can’t play it professionally like the men can, but at the same time I can’t say that I would support a team here. I didn’t attended a single Inferno game and the reason for that is the same reason I have never and will never attend a Calgary Canucks game: simply put, there’s just better options out there. If I want to watch hockey on a budget I will go to a Hitmen game. The product is better and you have the added bonus of watching prospects and future stars.
To me, it has nothing to do with gender and everything to do with the quality of hockey already available in Calgary.
The WNBA is a black hole (about $10mil/year in losses according to Adam Silver) and I honestly think the only reason the NBA hasn’t shut it down is because it would be a PR disaster for them to do so. I don’t blame the NHL for wanting to avoid getting sucked into something like that. I certainly wouldn’t invest in a league that was almost guaranteed to bleed money.
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