Therefore, having posed the question to them instead, I have gathered the thoughts of 19 different current and former players from around the world to weigh in on the matter.Included among the 19 are eight Olympians, two Angela James Bowl winners, three Isobel Cup champions, five Clarkson Cup winners, two NCAA champions and two current NCAA Division I players.
The only argument for checking would be to make a more consistently reffed game – it would help minimize the gray area that is at the ref’s discretion. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. I kind of wanted this to be bullshit because I am woman, hear me roar, etc but TIL: "Females are often an unseen part of the concussion story even though they suffer more concussions than males, have more severe symptoms and are slower to recover. If you really want to know my personal opinion, I have never thought that hitting was necessary in the women’s game. Even though there isn’t hitting, there’s plenty of body contact and battling. As one of the bigger players when I played, I imagine it would have benefited me, but the game is physical, fast and incredibly entertaining as it is currently played. But as the game continues to evolve, the officiating has become more consistent. “The NHL’s saying, ‘Until there’s a void in women’s hockey we’re not going to step in,’” Knox said.
I heard there's no body checking in women's hockey, is this true? Over 2 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix. Sometimes you want to use your hands and your body. There's crackdowns on that all across the game. What are the differences in regards to rules of the game? So when it was posed to me – “should there be hitting in women’s hockey?” – the first thought that came through my head is that I am the wrong person to answer this question.
Plans For Upcoming Junior Hockey Seasons Present Challenges, Excitement; By Ryan Williamson 07/31/2020, 7:40am MDT ; After their seasons came to an end abruptly in March, the process of getting players and teams has begun with significant work being done by the league’s leaders monitoring_string = "358c248ada348a047a4b9bb27a146148" Since there aren’t that many women who play hockey, a womens hockey team at a local level can be women from 13 to 35 because they wouldn’t otherwise have a teamMy local organization has 10U, 12U-A, 12U-AA, 14U-A, 14U-AA, 16U, and 19U.Additionally, there are two divisions of NCAA Women's hockey and two divisions of ACHA Women's hockey.Hey, thanks. The players have always been far better suited to respond to questions such as these, and they are the ones whose opinions matter the most in this regard. Relevance. The game of hockey is rivaled only by football as being the most physical professional team sport. I am talking about bodychecking from the side when it is shoulder on shoulder, same level. Sexism has nothing to do with it.The actual and official reason is because the other countries are so far behind Canada and the States that checking would widen the gap even more. I don’t think bodychecking would define women’s hockey since it can be quite physical already anyways.”“I love the physical aspect of the game. Women's hockey has a good deal of incidental contact, but checking is not allowed. Some intramural university leagues do not permit body checking, in … 86% Upvoted. However, I would like to see allowed body contact along the boards when two players are skating in the same direction. I do like the way our game has developed without bodychecking – the fast, smart and technical game. So if they allow checking in the NCAA or Olympics, yes the women can certainly handle the physical aspect, but being introduced to it that late in development seems dangerous not only physically but just in a hockey-sense way. In my opinion I think playing the body is an important aspect of hockey, and since it is females playing against females, I would say to some extent bodychecking should be allowed.”“Personally I don’t think there needs to be hitting in the women’s game. International hockey treats checking to the head as a minor penalty with a ten-minute misconduct, or a major (five-minute) penalty with a game misconduct. It’s all about positioning and angling which is very challenging. I am a big, smart player who plays very physical, so bodychecking would really benefit me and my game. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. I think the speed of the game is the most important aspect of both the men’s and women’s game, and it’s not as much the hitting that takes away from the speed but the hooking.”“I think bodychecking is a part of hockey and it should be allowed in women’s hockey as well. Karma works in fantastic ways.Have coached boys and girls hockey, the girls are fucking ruthless. With bodychecking included, I think we can open the women’s game up to a larger audience.”“Personally, growing up playing boys hockey I was used to playing the body for the most part.