More than 200 of women’s hockey's best have said they will not play professionally in North America this season. But not everyone in the women's hockey community is on board with the idea of sitting out. KrRutherford has the story:
The text message that appeared on Kaleigh Fratkin’s phone on May 1 came as a surprise. The first-ever Canadian to sign in the NWHL wasn’t expecting everything to happen so fast.
Without a doubt, there isn’t a female hockey player on earth who doesn’t think the best in the women’s game deserve more pay and medical coverage and practice time and just about everything that comes with the pro experience. Fratkin says some players sent the message, but don’t necessarily stand behind it. “This whole movement happened really fast. I think a lot of people didn’t get a ton of information and just felt like they had to do it. They felt pressured.”
“As players we’re excited about where the future can go,” Duggan adds. “It certainly can look like a handful of different things, but we really want to be able to develop and play in a league that has a business model established for a long-term viable single women’s professional hockey program in North America.”
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