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WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 524
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Body Checking In Women's Hockey
by email@hidden
2) Re: Body Checking In Women's Hockey
by "Jaime R. DeGriselles"
3) Final Round Robin Games at WWHC
by Don Page
4) Re: Body Checking In Women's Hockey
by email@hidden (William Cumming (Deerfield Academy))
5) Re: Body Checking In Women's Hockey
by "KIRSTEN RADBOURNE"
6) re: bodychecking
by email@hidden
7) UNH WOMENS HOCKEY PAGE
by "Jaime R. DeGriselles"
8) re: journalists
by email@hidden
9) Checking
by email@hidden
10) Re: UNH WOMENS HOCKEY PAGE
by email@hidden (Ann E. Mortenson)
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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 21:13:08 -0500 (EST)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden, email@hidden
Subject: Re: Body Checking In Women's Hockey
Message-ID:
Dhhutton- you make a great point for maintaining the non-checking "rule" in
women's hockey. I had not looked at it from that standpoint!
I had always thought that women's hockey should be checking mainly because I
disagreed with the reason I had heard about why it wasn't...I had only heard
that women's hockey was non-checking because our bodies were too fragile to
take hits as fierce as the men - BUT - we wouldn't be checked by men, we'd be
checked by women, people of about our same strength and stature, so I never
really understood their reasoning for that rule.
I agree with you that it helps improve on speed and skill, but part of the
reason hockey is so popular is because of the emotion, the checking, and the
fights. Many people I know remember nothing about a game except the
bench-clearing fight that broke out. I think that's part of the draw of
hockey.
Women can still play an exciting game without all of that, but unfortunately,
if we want to get a rounded audience (men and women) interested in watching,
we may have to introduce checking at some point.
I can see it now: My husband tells his friends "my wife got into this wicked
fight on the ice last night!" and they're all slack-jawed going, "when's the
next game, I wanna see this!"
I could happen...OK, maybe not.
Jenn
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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 23:06:26 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jaime R. DeGriselles"
To: email@hidden
Cc: Subscribers to
Subject: Re: Body Checking In Women's Hockey
Message-ID:
If you have ever seen a game at the National level for women or even a
good college women's game you would probably disagree that to have a well
rounded audience or even a full one that you need checking. The game at
that level is not like no one is touching anyone, it has plenty of
contact and most of the time you can't tell the difference if there is
checking or not.
Jaime
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Date: 03 Apr 97 23:41:09 EST
From: Don Page
To: subscribers
Subject: Final Round Robin Games at WWHC
Message-ID:
Pool A
Canada 7 China 1
Russia 3 Switzerland 3
Order of finish
1. Canada 3-0
2. China 2-1
3. Russia minus 12
4. Switzerland minus 14
Pool B
USA 10 Sweden 0
Finland 10 Norway 0
Order of finish
1. USA plus 17
2. Finland plus 15
3. Sweden minus 15
4. Norway minus 17
Qualifying Round
Russia - Norway
Sweden - Switzerland
Medal Round
Canada - Finland
USA - China
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 07:16:57 -0500
From: email@hidden (William Cumming (Deerfield Academy))
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Body Checking In Women's Hockey
Message-ID:
>
>If you have ever seen a game at the National level for women or even a
>good college women's game you would probably disagree that to have a well
>rounded audience or even a full one that you need checking. The game at
>that level is not like no one is touching anyone, it has plenty of
>contact and most of the time you can't tell the difference if there is
>checking or not.
>Jaime
>
>
I couldn't agree more. The major attraction of the game is the speed, flow
and emphasis on skills, not size and strength. If you want hitting and
slamming into the boards and bodies flying...watch football.
--
William G. Cumming Voice: (413)774-1448
Deerfield Academy FAX: (413)772-1100
Deerfield, MA 01342 email: email@hidden
or email@hidden
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 11:18:32
From: "KIRSTEN RADBOURNE"
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Body Checking In Women's Hockey
Message-ID:
I have played both female and male hockey before, both allowing body
contact and not. I find that most people still will play cleanly and
I prefer body checking over not doing it. Most refees let go alot of
body checks now.
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 12:15:04 -0500 (EST)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: re: bodychecking
Message-ID:
Hi!
I have been following with a lot of interest the discussion about
body-checking in women's hockey. I agree with those who believe that
body-checking, violence, bench-brawls are not necessary in hockey. Maybe
that's what uninitiated viewers find exciting and that tells you a lot about
their interests. I love hockey, i believe it's the most beautiful sport when
played with intelligence. You need specific skills, speed, aggressiveness,
and a d... good head on your shoulders for strategy and good choice of play.
When I watched the Canada vs Russia game on tuesday I was again impressed at
the quality of play of the women's, even from the Russia part. They play
smart and heart-filled hockey, the best! So to all you violence fans out
there, quit trying to turn women's hockey into a copy of men's hockey.....
We're different and it doesn't mean we're boring or not as good.
Thanks
Julie Boyer
Devil's #19, Montreal
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 14:35:44 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jaime R. DeGriselles"
To: email@hidden
Cc: Subscribers to
Subject: UNH WOMENS HOCKEY PAGE
Message-ID:
Hi there everybody my UNH Women's Hockey page has moved to a bigger and
better place so please check it out. YOu can even see the poctures. It
should be completly done hopefully by tonight.
Thanks
Jaime
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/3583
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 16:27:51 -0500 (EST)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: re: journalists
Message-ID:
Hello again,
I would to express myself on a certain newspaper article I just read on the
net from a certain Steve Buffery from the Toronto sun. He totally discredits
the world championship saying that women's hockey doesn't deserve world
recognition and certainly not Olympic status. I would like to tell him that
he thinks women's hockey shouldn't be at the olympics because of the
difference in talent between Canada and the Us and the other teams then
neither should Basketball with the Us dream team.... But I forget, that's
men's basketball....... right Steve....
Julie Boyer
Montreal
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 17:18:02 -0800 (PST)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Checking
Message-ID:
I have a question for anyone who has been lucky enough to see any of the
World Championship games. I'm curious about the level of
play....obviously, the disparity between the US and Canada and some of the
other teams is quite large. For anyone familiar with women's college
hockey in the US, how do the teams like Switzerland or Norway compare to
college teams? Are they about the same level as the top ECAC teams? Or
some of the lower end ECAC or higher Alliance teams? Just curious....its
hard to tell from the things they write in the paper. Thanks!
Becka
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 20:42:53 +0100
From: email@hidden (Ann E. Mortenson)
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: UNH WOMENS HOCKEY PAGE
Message-ID:
>Hi there everybody my UNH Women's Hockey page has moved to a bigger and
>better place so please check it out. YOu can even see the poctures. It
>should be completly done hopefully by tonight.
>Thanks
>Jaime
>http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/3583
Jaime,
I am happy to hear that your UNH Women's Hockey page has moved on
to bigger and better places. I was wondering if you were in any of the
pictures? Keep up the good work!
sincerely,
your biggest fan
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