Being Progressive

It would be great to see!

I just think we're a long way away from it happening though. I think that yes, speed-wise, there are certainly some female hockey players who would be able to stay somewhat close to the lower tier guys in the NHL (A timed skating race isn't even close to trying to maintain speed with 9 other skaters on the ice). Hayley Wickenheiser, who is arguably the greatest female hockey player of all time, played second division in Finland, and struggled mightily.

Team Canada's tune up games are typically played against Midget AAA/Jr C teams (There's a pretty great youtube video of Wickenheiser losing her sh1t at an midget player in Alberta...may have been Dion's little brother Dane, but I can't remember...).

If it ever happens though, WHAT A BOOST TO FEMALE HOCKEY WORLDWIDE!

I think it's more likely that a league like the CFL (couple of amazing female kickers out there), or the MLB minor leagues (have seen a few women throw low to mid 80's) are far more likely.

Unfortunately it’s just not feasible. We can’t knock female hockey or their leagues but the level of play is drastically different, and drastically outmatched. There’s all these things that play into it but my point I like to make most is; throw a Tom Wilson hit on a female coming into the league (doesn’t have to be wilson just a thundering hit on her) and there will be so much revolting. Bad publicity, media outcry, possibly attempts at suing for endangering her, social media backlash and hate. It’s just never gonna happen on a real scale (a female being able to play in the NHL). That hit happens in the NHL; people call Wilson dirty etc. That hit happens on a female joining the NHL; it would literally be talked about for years and years and put a stain on the NHL (not to anyone’s fault but just people thinking that females deserve to get the chance to be an NHL star but fail to realize the repercussions).

Yup. Gotta find a 6'2'' 200 lb woman that can skate fast and shoot hard.

Get the girls who do shotput in the olympics on skates

So you would make this female olympian the Leafs goon?