WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 475

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Minnesota State High School League Tournament
	by Graham Benoit 
  2) Re: regulating club membership
	by email@hidden (Lyle Anderson)
  3) Women's equipment survey
	by email@hidden

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Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 12:44:18 -0600
From: Graham Benoit 
To: email@hidden
Subject: Minnesota State High School League Tournament
Message-ID: 

The teams are set, after sectional play, for the state tournament. In the 
first round, defending champion Roseville 25-0-0 the section 4 champions plays
Hibbing 20-4-0 the section 8 champions at 12:05 PM. Blaine 17-6-1 the
section 7 champions plays Owatonna 18-6-0 the section 1 champions at 2:15
PM. Hopkins 20-5-1 the section 6 champions plays Eagan 20-4-0 the section 2
champions at 7:05 PM. Mounds View 18-6-1 the section 5 champions plays
Stillwater 16-8-1 the section 3 champions at 9:15 PM. All games are on
Thursday 2/20 at the State Fair Coliseum in St. Paul.


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Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 10:16:47 -0900
From: email@hidden (Lyle Anderson)
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: regulating club membership
Message-ID: 

Brian M. Young wrote:

> i totally agree with roseann..i think it should be school
> participants,if they are trying to get varsity status,they need quality
> players for people to take them seriously,especially if they all attend
> the school... (by the way is rosann the same as rosie from metro
> flyers?)

I know that this is a dying thread, but...  I recently learned that a 
USA Hockey National Championship will be offered to  college club
teams.  It will be interesting to see what type of rules USA Hockey and
the NCAA establish regarding player eligibility!  Perhaps most important
will be the issue of whether or not there will Championships afforded to
Men, Women and Coed.  Or will this be a men only deal?  Haven't been
able to get a clear answer, but have been able to confirm the concept. 
Waiting for more info...

Lyle

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Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 14:27:06 -0800
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Women's equipment survey
Message-ID: 

As a project for my last MBA class (yeah!), we are doing a mock business plan 
for a line of women's hockey equipment. Part of this project includes research 
with female hockey players to determine market needs for these products. We have 
developed a short "focus group" type survey to gather some information. Your 
response would be greatly appreciated!

The survey consists of about 12 short questions. To respond, please reply to ME 
(not the list) by copying my e-mail address into the "to" line:

email@hidden

Thank you in advance for your time. Perhaps if my team does a great job, some of 
our equipment dreams will come true!

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Age:
State/Province:
Length of time playing:
Do you play with:
(  )All women
(  )Mostly men
(  )Mixed

If the equipment were available, would you prefer to purchase/use women's 
equipment?
(  )Yes
(  )No
(  )No opinion

Would you pay more for equipment made for women if the fit/comfort were better 
than comparable men's equipment?
(  )Yes
(  )No
(  )It would depend. Comments:


Do you currently have or wear any equipment designed for women?
(  )Yes
(  )No

If so, what do you like or dislike about your women's equipment:



Which pieces of equipment would you most like to see designed for women. Please 
rank the following equipment on a scale of 1-9, 1 being most important:
(  )gloves
(  )pants
(  )skates
(  )shin pads
(  )elbow pads
(  )shoulder pads/chest protector
(  )sticks
(  )helmet
(  )other: 

For the three items you identified as most important in the previous question, 
how would you modify or change existing men's equipment in order to create a 
better product for a woman:

Most important piece of equipment:
I would change:

Second most important piece of equipment:
I would change:

Third most important piece of equipment:
I would change:


Do you play:
(  )ice hockey
(  )roller hockey
(  )both

Do you use the same equipment for ice and roller hockey?
(  )Yes
(  )No

Is the color of the equipment a buying consideration?
(  )Yes
(  )No


Anything you would like to add? Additional comments:



Thank you for your time!

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