Jersey Girls: Women in the way of growth Hockey

The face of hockey is changing rapidly throughout Canada. To get an idea, just look to make themselves known - this year, 85 000 women are playing in organized leagues, a tenfold increase since 1990. The sport is growing across the board, but they are women, who constitute 58 percent of Canadians who started the sport in the last ten years. Olympic gold medalist, a high-profile star, the stigma will disappear, athletic scholarships, and a wave of adult women to take the game (which could never have both girls) are driving the growth.