UND to cut women's hockey

[MafiaMan]

On 4/15/2019 at 12:43 PM, ChrisUND1 said:

Feel so bad for the Finnish team.  They are the true Gold medalists.  

THEY WERE LITERALLY PULLED OFF THE ICE...

 

 

 

...and handed silver medals.

[Siouxphan27]

2 hours ago, MafiaMan said:

THEY WERE LITERALLY PULLED OFF THE ICE...

 

 

 

...and handed silver medals.

And before that, they were pulled back ON the ice after having been told they need to win by two.  

[Siouxperfan7]

On 4/12/2019 at 3:24 PM, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

It'd be nice if men's hockey came back.

Do we have to worry about a new curse for UND hockey?  Since the womens hockey program was cut, the mens team has failed to make the NCAA Tournament !!   

[90siouxfan]

Will the Lamaroo curse spread to other departments?  Has it already?

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

20 hours ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

Do we have to worry about a new curse for UND hockey?  Since the womens hockey program was cut, the mens team has failed to make the NCAA Tournament !!   

You are correct,  and we are calling it "The Kennedy Curse". We need to beat this one down, before it gets legs.
 

Now, from hearing Fighting Hawks on a loudspeaker, we have the "Fast Eddy Curse", where one gets the felling of a golf ball stuck in your throat and a baseball stuck in your - - -.  Well, I think you get what I mean.

[Siouxperfan7]

More than 200 players call for overhaul of women’s pro hockey

https://www.tsn.ca/more-than-200-players-call-for-overhaul-of-women-s-pro-hockey-1.1299658

 

I think maybe a quick lesson in supply and demand may be in order!!!

[Siouxphan27]

39 minutes ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

More than 200 players call for overhaul of women’s pro hockey

https://www.tsn.ca/more-than-200-players-call-for-overhaul-of-women-s-pro-hockey-1.1299658

 

I think maybe a quick lesson in supply and demand may be in order!!!

Crazy.  Evidently not too many accountants in that group. 

[UNDBIZ]

Pretty good move by them to force the NHL to show their cards.  If they're able to guilt-trip the NHL owners into a bad business decision, good for them.

[nodak651]

They should start an player-owned league and pay themselves the big bucks that they "deserve".  

[KoolGuy2K]

If they don’t get the funding, will they finally go away and get real jobs?

[Siouxphan27]

2 hours ago, nodak651 said:

They should start an player-owned league and pay themselves the big bucks that they "deserve".  

That would be a harsh dose of reality. Title IX, meet Chapter 7.  

[cberkas]

So their thought is, "it worked against USA Hockey so it will work against the NHL." 

The NWHL folding is what the NHL wants, or that is what the rumblings are, for them to take over. I guess they think they should be making the money that players like Ovi make. 

[cberkas]

I am surprised that Brad didn't write about the Minnesota Whitecaps winning the NWHL title (with two former UND players o the team).

[Siouxperfan7]

5 minutes ago, cberkas said:

I am surprised that Brad didn't write about the Minnesota Whitecaps winning the NWHL title (with two former UND players o the team).

When Schloss doesn't even care.....then truly nobody cares!

[cberkas]

3 minutes ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

When Schloss doesn't even care.....then truly nobody cares!

[SiouxVolley]

Lacrosse pro players mostly have to work full time jobs.  It’s nothing new for fledgling new league, but somehow women’s pro hockey is so special.

[Prison_Mike]

The WNBA loses money every year for the NBA. No way the NHL gets involved in this s*** show.

[The Sicatoka]

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We cannot make a sustainable living playing in the current state of the professional game. 

I can't make a sustainable living doing what I'd prefer to all day every day either.

 

(And that's luck for all of you or I'd be here all the time.) 

[Rebel_Sioux]

Shouldn't these non-und WIH posts be in some other thread? Under other sports or something? 

[Blackheart]

2 hours ago, Rebel_Sioux said:

Shouldn't these non-und WIH posts be in some other thread? Under other sports or something? 

Maybe in a thread for sports that are not retired?

[UND1983]

Should we talk about what a jackass Idalski is on twitter? That's related and might be entertaining

[Oxbow6]

Are women pro hockey players boycotting Wendy's and their spicy nuggets too?

[MafiaMan]

On 5/2/2019 at 11:09 AM, Siouxperfan7 said:

More than 200 players call for overhaul of women’s pro hockey

https://www.tsn.ca/more-than-200-players-call-for-overhaul-of-women-s-pro-hockey-1.1299658

 

I think maybe a quick lesson in supply and demand may be in order!!!

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“We will not play in ANY professional leagues in North America this season until we get the resources that professional hockey demands and deserves,” says a prepared statement released Thursday morning by a group of women players that is believed to number at least 200.

“We cannot make a sustainable living playing in the current state of the professional game,” the statement adds. “Having no health insurance and making as low as two thousand dollars a season means players can’t adequately train and prepare to play at the highest level.”

I can't make a sustainable living playing in the current state of co-rec broomball, either. 

[Shawn-O]

7 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

I can't make a sustainable living playing in the current state of co-rec broomball, either. 

[UNDColorado]

7 hours ago, UND1983 said:

Should we talk about what a jackass Idalski is on twitter? That's related and might be entertaining

We should. What a child.