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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Bit of a wacky idea, but I think one way it could be more marketable is if it as co-ed with NHL legends. A ton of hurdles to make it work, but I could imagine a 4-8 team limited date travelling roadshow league. I would imagine it can be hard for a lot of NHL alumni to find good beer leagues that scratch their competitive itch without being full of Jr B d-bags going nuts on them.
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Trying not to be offensive here, but how would this not be a circus sideshow? It doesn't really matter what you consider NHL alumni, every single one of them would need to significantly let up before they get to the women's level. You realize that Canada's national team plays against 15 year old boys teams to train, right? I think this would be far more patronizing then you realize.
I think it sucks for the NHL to have this fall to them. If society wants to watch the best women play hockey against one other, that's obviously awesome, but society needs to put its money where its mouth is, not a private business.