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SilverKast · 12-11-2019, 01:45 PM

I don't know that it will ever work until the way we look at it changes and we become willing to support it.

Currently I look at it the same way I look at men's hockey - so my dollar goes to wherever the best product is, which is men's hockey hands down. If we try to put them both on equal footing for the entertainment dollar then women's hockey is going to lose every single time.

I don't know the right answer, someone mentioned maybe there needs to be a larger female audience - I've never considered that, and I'm assuming the current sporting audience is male dominated. How do you expand your target market then if you're not going to get the existing market to give up any of their share?

I'm all for equal opportunity and pay, but if there's no market there to support a pro league then that's just too bad. It's easy to point at the major pro leagues and crazy salaries involved but those have huge markets with die hard followers in a lot of instances - just look north to the no-goods who are continually supported lol.

12-11-2019, 01:45 PM	#47
SilverKast Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary Exp:	I don't know that it will ever work until the way we look at it changes and we become willing to support it. Currently I look at it the same way I look at men's hockey - so my dollar goes to wherever the best product is, which is men's hockey hands down. If we try to put them both on equal footing for the entertainment dollar then women's hockey is going to lose every single time. I don't know the right answer, someone mentioned maybe there needs to be a larger female audience - I've never considered that, and I'm assuming the current sporting audience is male dominated. How do you expand your target market then if you're not going to get the existing market to give up any of their share? I'm all for equal opportunity and pay, but if there's no market there to support a pro league then that's just too bad. It's easy to point at the major pro leagues and crazy salaries involved but those have huge markets with die hard followers in a lot of instances - just look north to the no-goods who are continually supported lol.