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WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 370
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Three Nations Tournament
by email@hidden (Don Wright)
2) Re: Three Nations Tournament
by email@hidden
3) Re[2]: Men's vs. Women's Hockey
by Jan de Regt
4) Re: Three Nations Tournament
by email@hidden
5) Skates
by email@hidden (Sheryl-Lyn Ekberg)
6) Please disregard first message
by email@hidden
7) ON THE EDGE
by Megan Williams
8) DON CHERRY
by email@hidden (Marie Manza)
9) Where is everyone?
by email@hidden
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 09:24:51 -0400
From: email@hidden (Don Wright)
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Three Nations Tournament
Message-ID:
>from north of the border. I enjoyed the game very much, and I was very
>happy to learn that CBC was going to carry the game...even if it was a week
>later. What a great game!
Can someone post the results/stats for the tournament?
Don Wright
RI Panthers
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 09:36:00 -0500
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Three Nations Tournament
Message-ID:
Thank you for the info, Roger. I"ll contact them directly and spread the
word to as many teams as I can. I would love to see any part of the World's
available to a broader viewing audience.
Regards,
Sue
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Date: 05 Nov 1996 09:55:46 -0500
From: Jan de Regt
To: email@hidden (Return requested),
Subject: Re[2]: Men's vs. Women's Hockey
I bought a pair of size 5 Bauer 4000 skates this summer because they are
supposed to be narrower. Although I don't wear narrow women's shoes, the
boys' skates all seem to be too wide. The Bauers seemed fairly comfortable
as the gel was molding to my ankle bones, but after two or three sessions,
the skates got progressively more painful. I decided I couldn't wear them
after about six times.
It seems that my ankle bones protrude more than the design allows for, and
my ankles worked through all the gel and were rubbing against the very stiff
leather. I've actually bruised the bone on my right ankle, so I guess I'll
go back to Tacks...
I'm hoping I can find someone to buy these almost brand new skates!
Jan.
FYI, Lisa, until we find good women's skates ... I finally found my fit (11
narrow) in Bauer, which ran a bit slimmer than my old CCMs. I'm pretty
comfortable in a 7 1/2 Bauer Comp, which was expensive, but worth it for the
interior ankle-conforming padding. Also, contrary to tradition, I don't wear a
thin sock. After a summer's experimentation, I find a lightweight Thor-Lo (the
jogging or walking version) and careful lacing gives me a little more
side-to-side security without cramming my toes, and I don't use wads of tape
around my ankle any more.
Good luck!
Margaret Lillard
Brooklyn Blades
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 10:20:35 -0500
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Three Nations Tournament
Message-ID:
Elmer, Elmer, Elmer ... why do you listen to ANYTHING Don Cherry says? Talk
about a victim of too many blows to the head....
Margaret
Brooklyn Blades
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 10:53:02 -0600
From: email@hidden (Sheryl-Lyn Ekberg)
To: email@hidden
Subject: Skates
Message-ID:
I too have a similar skate problem. I have a pair of Bauer Supreme composites
that have actually lasted longer than any skate I've owned. I have been
buying Bauer for 12 years and since I am small I need a very small skate. I
buy 1 1/2 EE. I used to go through 2 sets of blades and a pair of skates
every year. Even though I am 5', the 105 lbs are mature muscles working the
structure of the skates. I also skate 5-6 times a week and sometimes twice a
day.
Allot of the problems with skates lasting is that when the skates never fully
dry out in between uses they break down faster (I hang all my equipment after
each use by a dehumidifier). I even tried purchasing two pairs and
alternating their use. They still needed replacing in about a years time.
Since I have had the Composites they have not been replaced. Going on two
years. (I still play 3-4 times a week and now I even referee so there are a
number of times that I am in my skates 2-3 hours.)
My guess is that the Composite is a better made skate with stiffer more
durable ankle support. Sure beats using rolls of tape to eke out another
month or two on a pair of broken down skates.
Sheryl #13 TCE
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Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 13:02:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Cc: email@hidden
Subject: Please disregard first message
Message-ID:
I am really sorry, I thought I had sent this to someone else. My apologies.
Please do not post that to the list.
Thanks,
Diane
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Date: 05 Nov 96 19:30:08 EST
From: Megan Williams
To:
Subject: ON THE EDGE
Message-ID:
At last it's here:
ON THE EDGE: WOMEN MAKING HOCKEY HISTORY written by Elizabeth Etue and Megan
Williams -- the first comprehensive, inside look at the world of women's hockey.
The book is packed with the stories and photographs of the world's top players.
Described by Damien Cox in the Toronto Star as "a heavily researched, sweeping
effort and a heavily politicized one that, for examples, questions why the men's
national team receives an estimated five times more funding than the women's
program," ON THE EDGE is also a tribute to the girls and women that play the
game.
Here's a look at the title page and a brief description of each chapter:
1: The Game of Their Lives
A vivid account of the first world championship game between Canada and
the USA in 1990. Meet some of the best hockey players in the world including
Angela James, France St. Louis, Stacy Wilson, Hayley Wickenheiser, Cammi Granato
and Kelly Dyer.
2: Little Sisters and the National Game
If hockey is Canada's national game, why have Canadian women received
such little financial and organizational support from the Canadian Hockey
Association? This chapter takes readers back 100 years to when women first
played hockey and looks at why this female sport that drew thousands of
spectators in the 1930s has taken so long to flourish.
3: Ontario: Vision and Unrest
Ontario has long been the hub of women's hockey in Canada -- and even in
the world -- and the Ontario Women's Hockey Association has been key to the
growth in the game. But it has also made some questionable decisions. Will it
continue to lead the way in the game, or is it time for a new vision?
4: Rising in the West
It's no coincidence that some of the top female players and coaches are
now coming out of Western Canada. The legacy of the Edmonton Chimos --
undefeated for almost two decades -- is just one of the reasons for the recent
emergence of talented women.
5: Quebec and Atlantic Canada: Passion and Survival
Quebecoise women tackle the game with a passion that has swept them to
the forefront of the game in Canada. Read about players like France St. Louis --
and Stacy Wilson in the Maritimes -- and what gives players in Eastern Canada
their unique drive.
6: Putting on the Heat: Equity on Ice
Female hockey has survived since the turn of the century with virtually
no help from supporters of the male game. Poor ice time, harassment, and lack of
media and sponsorship are just some of the obstacles the players have had to
overcome. But overcome is what they are doing. The pressure is now on those
whose attitudes towards female players lie frozen in the past. Read about the
people who are pushing the game forward, refusing to let old stereotypes keep
them off the ice.
7: Media, Manon & Hockey Inc.
Has the media helped or hurt the women's game by focussing so much on
Manon Rheaume? Why aren't more women's game on TSN? And why has sponsorship of
women's hockey proven so hard to secure? These are just a few of the questions
asked in this critical look at the coverage of female players in the media.
8: Team Canada: Neglected Heroes
A behind the scenes' look at the rise of the best women's team in the
world.
9: The Road to Nagano
Curious about how women in other countries train? For the first time
ever, here's an inside look at the programs and top players in the USA, Finland,
Norway, Russia, Japan and China. A must-read Olympic primer.
10: Future Considerations
Who will lead women's hockey into the 21st century?
ON THE EDGE is published by Second Story Press and can be found in bookstores
across Canada at $18.95 CND, and in the US for $16.96US.
To order a copy for delivery, phone 1-800-626-4330 or 1-800-565-9523.
Great discounts are available for bulk orders and for fundraising.
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 15:37:22 -0500
From: email@hidden (Marie Manza)
To:
Subject: DON CHERRY
Message-ID:
I did not manage to catch the Canada v. U.S. game on TV on Saturday, but
the same evening, Don Cherry was on Coach's Corner, a regular chat segment
during the Toronto Maple Leaf's game, and bless him, he did make a big
pitch on national TV for women's hockey, and in particular better funding
for the Canadian Women's National/Olympic team. He made a pitch for the
women politicians in particular to get behind the cause, and exert pressure
to increase the funding to get a regular program in place, so that the
women can be together for longer than a month or two before the Olympics.
On a different note, there is an article in the Toronto Star, Tuesday
November 5 in the Sports section, on women's hockey, and the upcoming World
Championships.
cheers,
Marie
Aurora Panthers
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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 14:32:59 -0500
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Where is everyone?
Message-ID:
It's aweful quiet out there today!!! Is everyone OK?
Just checking... Oooops sorry, no checking allowed.
Lisa A.
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