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NWHL Announcement Event On Tuesday In Saint Paul

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So Pride goes into weekend 19-0.....makes no sense but they changed several things around and Lost to Whitecaps 4-3. At first I Thought they had just changed D pairs, But they were actually rolling 7 d. I don’t understand at all. Why would you mess with success? Last minute of game they didn’t even have Fratkin on ice and gave up winning goal right off face off from tying it up. In addition Lovisa did not look like herself giving up 4 goals Saturday and a lot of big rebounds...The 2 teams played again on Sunday and pride wins 4-2. Still rolling 7 d. Both days Pride give up shorty to Thunstrom. Wow is she fast.
 
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MAHOCKEY FAN said:
So Pride goes into weekend 19-0.....makes no sense but they changed several things around and Lost to Whitecaps 4-3. At first I Thought they had just changed D pairs, But they were actually rolling 7 d. I don’t understand at all. Why would you mess with success? Last minute of game they didn’t even have Fratkin on ice and gave up winning goal right off face off from tying it up. In addition Lovisa did not look like herself giving up 4 goals Saturday and a lot of big rebounds...The 2 teams played again on Sunday and pride wins 4-2. Still rolling 7 d. Both days Pride give up shorty to Thunstrom. Wow is she fast.
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Just heard they had a different d coach for weekend....explains the different “system”...my view go back!
 
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The NWHL had to release a statement to clarify false information Cassie Campbell-Pascal put out there on Sportsnet about the league. Statement here:

On Sportsnet’s telecast on Friday of NHL All-Star Weekend, analyst Cassie Campbell-Pascall said the following:

“Well, I’ve heard different things and I’ve been kind of doing my research, and I’m no lawyer by any means, but I think what a lot of lawyers and agents are saying to these players – that they cannot now sign with the NWHL. And the reason being is that they can potentially be liable to the investors. They don’t know what kind of contracts she has signed with those investors. They don’t know if they would be liable to potentially pay those businesspeople back…I mean, they are investors – they want money back.”

The NWHL usually does not respond to untruths and damaging comments, but we feel this one should be addressed. Campbell-Pascall and Sportsnet used the occasion of a great moment for women’s hockey to float absurd lies about our league, which works every day to build a business and illustrate the value of women’s professional hockey.

So that there is no misunderstanding, the report by Sportsnet is illogical. The statement that players may be personally liable to investors in our league is inaccurate and not in line with laws in either the United States or Canada. So let us be clear: under no circumstances are NWHL players liable to NWHL investors.

We believe Ms. Campbell's rhetoric is intended to scare our current players, along with the many players considering joining or re-joining our league in the seasons to come.

As we prepare for NWHL All-Star in two weeks, the Isobel Cup Playoffs in March, and upcoming announcements of exciting plans, more player signings and the schedule for our sixth season in 2020-21, we ask again for everyone building the game to consider courtesy over destructive discourse.

Although Campbell-Pascall may serve as an analyst, she is also a former longtime board member of the CWHL, one of the greatest players in hockey history, and undoubtedly for the game. When we try to tear each other down with reckless reporting or malicious comments, women’s hockey does not move forward.
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wow....and the NWHL has gone out of their way to not say or do anything destructive to the Players Association. They even tweeted out congratulations to the women particpating the NHL all start weekend. The NWHL has been a class act throughout.....

sounds to me like the PA is worried about players signing and is trying some scare tactics. To bad we can't all work for what we think is best without damaging the other side.....
 
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MAHOCKEY FAN said:
wow....and the NWHL has gone out of their way to not say or do anything destructive to the Players Association. They even tweeted out congratulations to the women particpating the NHL all start weekend. The NWHL has been a class act throughout.....

sounds to me like the PA is worried about players signing and is trying some scare tactics. To bad we can't all work for what we think is best without damaging the other side.....
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Wow is right. The potential slander liability Campbell and Sportsnet put themselves in is mind boggling. (Not to mention, anyone with half a brain would realize what Campbell said made absolutely no legal or common sense whatsoever.)
 
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Russell Jaslow said:
Wow is right. The potential slander liability Campbell and Sportsnet put themselves in is mind boggling. (Not to mention, anyone with half a brain would realize what Campbell said made absolutely no legal or common sense whatsoever.)
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Can a US company with no business operations in Canada sue a Canadian for slandering them on a Canadian media outlet to a Canadian audience? I don't know enough Canadian or international law to even begin to guess...
 
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didn't there mother teach them to take the high road? this is not a good look for the PA
 
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Scott_TG said:
Can a US company with no business operations in Canada sue a Canadian for slandering them on a Canadian media outlet to a Canadian audience? I don't know enough Canadian or international law to even begin to guess...
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Ultimately, if you go all the way up the food chain, the parent company is Rogers Communications, Inc. And they signed the TV rights deal for Canada with the NHL, which of course does business and has offices in the U.S. Plus, Rogers trades on the NYSE. I'm sure that's enough for savvy lawyers. :p
 
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shelfit said:
Wow, what an excellent option! Time to get back into game shape and head to Russia to play in a pro league that sounds more legit than the CWHL or NWHL.
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"American players note other cultural differences in Russia. For example, Llanes was one of several women invited to demonstrate skills at the KHL All Star Game, but she was told she had to get her hair and makeup done before going on the ice. The KHL put out a promotional calendar for the WHL -- which featured players posing naked, covered only by plants."

Somehow I don't think this would fly in any women's league here in North America. Would sure hope not.
 
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"American players note other cultural differences in Russia. For example, Llanes was one of several women invited to demonstrate skills at the KHL All Star Game, but she was told she had to get her hair and makeup done before going on the ice. The KHL put out a promotional calendar for the WHL -- which featured players posing naked, covered only by plants."

Somehow I don't think this would fly in any women's league here in North America. Would sure hope not.
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Maggie Souba, who graduated from UM in 2007, played in the Russian league after the NCAAs, and she spoke of cultural oddities that were similar, such as male staff members and others routinely wandering around in areas where the female players were nude or semi nude.

Also, I've heard that in both Russia and China, it is the norm for the fans to be smoking in the stands. That was likely the case in the U.S. as well at some point, but I don't remember it, and I've definitely never seen it at a women's hockey game.
 
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ARM said:
Also, I've heard that in both Russia and China, it is the norm for the fans to be smoking in the stands. That was likely the case in the U.S. as well at some point, but I don't remember it, and I've definitely never seen it at a women's hockey game.
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I don't remember people smoking in the stands either, but smoking in the concourse area (where the bathrooms and concessions were located) was very routine at the old Mariucci Arena, where the Gopher men played. In its later years those who smoked were forced to do so outside.

OK, back to topic on all things related to women's pro hockey.
 
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ARM said:
I've heard that in both Russia and China, it is the norm for the fans to be smoking in the stands. That was likely the case in the U.S. as well at some point, but I don't remember it, and I've definitely never seen it at a women's hockey game.
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D2D said:
I don't remember people smoking in the stands either, but smoking in the concourse area (where the bathrooms and concessions were located) was very routine at the old Mariucci Arena, where the Gopher men played. In its later years those who smoked were forced to do so outside.
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One more on smoking in the stands:

As a matter of history, I believe this occurred in North America, but probably back in the Original 6 era. No first hand memories for me either.

I have, however, read old stories from those days and recall one from Maple Leaf Gardens. At least on Saturday nights, Leafs games were considered a "big night out." Men would go to the games in coat & tie. Women dressed up as if they were going to nice restaurant. And, IIRC, smoking was part of that scene. Just as it would have been at the nice restaurants back then.
 
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pgb-ohio said:
At least on Saturday nights, Leafs games were considered a "big night out." Men would go to the games in coat & tie. Women dressed up as if they were going to nice restaurant.
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And then the Leafs went from being a nice restaurant to more of an Old Country Buffet or Chucky Cheese.
 
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4 questions about the state of women’s professional hockey, answered
https://www.boston.com/sports/nhl/2020/02/07/nwhl-pwhpa-nhl-womens-hockey-all-star

“At the end of the day, I’m playing for those little girls in the stands who are buying jerseys and are maybe the only girl on their boys’ teams,” Jordan Juron told The Athletic. “We are trying to give those girls something to look to and have hopes and dreams to reach."
 
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D2D said:
I don't remember people smoking in the stands either, but smoking in the concourse area (where the bathrooms and concessions were located) was very routine at the old Mariucci Arena, where the Gopher men played. In its later years those who smoked were forced to do so outside.

OK, back to topic on all things related to women's pro hockey.
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wasn't that true of the Met Center also in the early days?

I should remember this, I worked there, I do not remember people smoking in the arena, but I thought for sure on the concourse ... although maybe I am confusing it with the old barn

as for a the All Star night, I was home flipping though channels and came across the UMD-UND game, never turned it back to the NHL, in fact I've watched quite a number of those games now, it's like the good 'ol days when the Gopher men's team was on the tube and played in the WCHA

I also notice, much to my surprise, there is still football on TV ????
this is not good for the women who hope for a league where they can support themselves without the tips earned at IHOP
I barely watch the NFL and REALLY can't understand why anyone would watch a league that is probably below the CFL
but then I don't sit at Ridder with my head burried in an iPhone either, so what do I know?
 
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