Female hockey

The female hockey becomes increasingly popular today, in particularly with the Canada, the the United States and in Europe.

Although there does not exist as many female leagues than male, there exists about it of all levels like the female National league of hockey ( National Women' S Hockey League , North-American league), much of championships European, the national teams, Olympic, university and of leisures. Last nine female championships of the world were already organized. Female hockey integrates the Winter Olympics since the Olympiad of Nagano.

The great difference between the hockey male and female is the prohibition of the loads among women. After the championships of the world 1990, the loads were prohibited because of the too great physical difference between the North-American players and those of the other countries. Many fans of hockey estimate that the physical lack of play limits the attraction of female hockey.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century, the female teams abound everywhere in Canada. At this time, the long skirts of the women, were useful to protect the net. The Université McGill with Montreal was the first to introduce a team of female hockey in 1894. The first female league was organized with the Quebec in 1900; she was composed of three teams. The names of the female teams, in Quebec and elsewhere, were themselves suitably female: the Biggar Floradoras, the Saskatchewan Lilies Meadow, Snowflakes, the Girls Goldens delicious and even Old Hens.

Albertine Lapensée was a high-speed motorboat of hockey in Ontario. It was begun as hockey player in 1916 and became very famous. Later, Albertine became Albert Smith, a man -- " elle" was always a man in drag.

Today

There exist many cases of women playing in male championships. Thus, in the National league of hockey, Manon Rhéaume was goalkeeper for the Lightning de Tampa Bay in présaison against the Blues of Saint-Louis and the Bruins of Boston. In 2003, Hayley Wickenheiser sign with the Kirkkonummi Salamat, team of Suomi-sarja, the third division of the championship Finnish male. Many women played in the minor North-American male leagues, for example the guardians Charline Labonté, Kelly Dyer, Erin Whitten, Manon Rhéaume or assailing the Angela Ruggiero.

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