We're all for developing women's hockey and looking forward to more nations - are you reading this Russia? Denmark? France? Germany? - becoming competitive on the world stage, it's interesting to note what level the women's game is at when compared with the world's top men. The best female hockey teams in the world right now are comparable with the best AAA midget teams in Canada. Given the number of countries with serious women's hockey programs and the level at which they are playing, how much longer can it continue to be a medal sport at the Winter Olympics?
Here's a post left on my Facebook page about the upcoming Four Nations Cup in St. John's, NL. (One of my favourite cities in the world, but I digress.)
Canada's National Women's Team is @ the Glacier Ice Arena in Mount Pearl, N.L. right now, warming up for a pre-4 Nations Cup exhibition game against the Midget AAA St. John's Pennecon Privateers. Should be a great game, as the Pennecon Privateers are defending league champions and this is the first official NWT game of the 2010-11 season! If you're in the area, come out to the rink to catch Team Canada in action!
TSN has the tournament covered well on line http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?id=10852 and Hockey Canada is great http://www.hockeycanada.ca/
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