TheDebater
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As long as there is an NHL team in town, they stay.
I thought Vancouver and Winnipeg both lost their TSN radio stations? Or did they have multiple?
As long as there is an NHL team in town, they stay.
I thought Vancouver and Winnipeg both lost their TSN radio stations? Or did they have multiple?
I think that it will also depend a lot on the NHL rule changes. This year the NHL has been trying to curb cross checking. If they make further changes , then the game could become less physical 10, 20 or 30 years from now making it more possible for a woman to play in the NHL. Like I stated the female player might not be a dominant player, but could crack an NHL lineup in the future.
Chess isn't necessarily split. Yes there are championships and tournaments for women, but women can, and have, played in tournaments with men. Most notably, Judit Polgar made it all the way to the top 10 chess rankings.We did have Manon Rheaume, but still, it does seem hard to imagine. I remember when Gordie Howe wanted to make a brief comeback in his 50’s to say he had played in the most decades. And some players, cant remember was it Roenick?, said they were going to be coming for him hard so if he isn’t 100% ready, best not to do it. And so he didnt. I can imagine there are women tougher than Mike Hoffman but they would get tested.
Would it be more likely basketball does it first? There are so many other sports I wonder about. I remember watching a mens and womens water ski jumping competition and wasn’t sure why they’d be split. Similar to curling. Or chess even weirder. Women’s golf maybe should be first, but as @Ice-Tray said, perhaps best to let the women's leagues develop. Or maybe a whole gender spectrum of leagues would start first.
They lose to major midget AAA (16) years olds, they do win a few though.
Can say that about any sport though,Imagine what Team Canada Senior Mens with NHLers would do to those teams...
Can say that about any sport though,
Women are just slower in every sport. In the 100m woman are 1 second slower. 1 second is huge. Women golf play on shorter courses. The basketball is smaller, 3 point line is closer. Tennis is the best out of 3 not 5 like men. Danika Patrick made the jump to Nascar and was below average for the majority of her career
The athleticism is just too big an obstacle to over come.
out of almost 200 races she won once. Lots of men never accomplished that so she does deserve credit. Highlight of her career probably. In the grand scheme of things makes history but not much else.Agreed with most but Danika did win an Indycar race.
Won the Pole at the Daytona 500.
One of 14 drivers to lead laps at the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500.
out of almost 200 races she won once. Lots of men never accomplished that so she does deserve credit. Highlight of her career probably. In the grand scheme of things makes history but not much else.
Sure, but I equate that record to Lebron surpassing Kobe Bryant for most points all time on Christmas day. It's one of those records that mean nothing but someone took the time to figure it out so it is at least factual.One of 14 drivers ever to do something, is pretty good no.
Sure, but I equate that record to Lebron surpassing Kobe Bryant for most points all time on Christmas day. It's one of those records that mean nothing but someone took the time to figure it out so it is at least factual.
The fact she led in the Indy 500 means jack shit is what I was trying to get across. That's a stat that is equivalent to scoring records on Christmas. You can find obscure records in every single sport.Good comparison, 2 MALE players playing in regular season game , vs the 2 biggest races each year in NA for the last century, and in 2 different race championships.
Lol, which lady played in the NBA again, because that was topic.The fact she led in the Indy 500 means jack shit is what I was trying to get across. That's a stat that is equivalent to scoring records on Christmas. You can find obscure records in every single sport.
i could see a big one timer and elite scoring on the PP - (like a Ovechkin finish but more in the mold of Mike Hoffman) help a female make it to the NHL. Not an insult to anyone but Mike Hoffman plays a game I think anyone who’s an adult could play. I mean that by not a ton of physical engagement, staying out of the corners but elite finish and scoring ability and speed. It’s not a question of if, just a question do when.
also it’s not a woman’s league because we could have female GM’s, HC’s and executive and owners. You’ll see a lot more of this and we’ll soon see female refs, female assistant on the bench and eventually once that happens you’ll see more opportunities for woman at all positions in the NHL. For sure there is a woman out there who could at least GM a team to last place finishes for 5 years, or do what Many recent head coaches in Ottawa have done
Pretty sure you know these comparisons aren't remotely close.I'm not sure how meaningful this really is, the Phillies lost to a div 2 college team, in basketball the dream team lost to a college all Star team in a scrimmage, both are cases of objectively significantly superior teams losing, it happens in part because the better team either underestimates the opposition or simply does not have the same motivation to win. Nothing is really on the line in exhibition games.
even if the took out physical play women wouldnt be able to keep up.Pretty sure you know these comparisons aren't remotely close.
Even if I wanted to push this and state it is still essentially men VS older men in the case of the Women's National team they aren't playing for fun, they are playing those kids to get better and face the best competition they are able to face outside of the US Women's team.
The point about no contact is spot on as well - add the physical element and the game changes significantly in favour of the males.
This isn't an argument I really want to be a part of anyway as however much I want women to succeed in anything they wish to pursue and be better represented in society I will come across as some sexist pig.
Coyne Schofield, blond ponytail flying, crossed the line in 14.346. She wouldn't win. The title would go to Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid for the third consecutive year, at 13.378, but she finished less than a second slower than the fastest player in the NHL.
She could keep up. She skates as fast as many NHL players. She has short strides she is only 5'2.
If she was 6'1 with longer strides, the contest would be very close.
Time will tell.
They took elite athletes and had them drive NASCAR vehicles. Many could not take the G forces, the heat (temperature), the vibrations/shock and the stress (mental focus component). F1 and Indy cars generate enough G-force that it is on par with a supersonic plane. You need to hear Eric Thomas on Raceline Radio talk about it (Montreal's TSN 690 carries his show, he also does hit on Melnyk's show Friday at 4 pm or so)The Nascar one doesn't make sense to me. A car is a car, it doesn't somehow go faster if it's a man driving.
Apples to oranges.I'm not sure how meaningful this really is, the Phillies lost to a div 2 college team, in basketball the dream team lost to a college all Star team in a scrimmage, both are cases of objectively significantly superior teams losing, it happens in part because the better team either underestimates the opposition or simply does not have the same motivation to win. Nothing is really on the line in exhibition games.