hayley wickenheiser vs. dane phaneuf

[psh 25]

What some of you fail to realize is that Wick is the " face of womens hockey " in Canada. Do you think back in the day when Gretz was playing a warm up game for the Olympics if some younger guy rubbed him out along the glass he would not react in the same way ?

No. He wouldn't. He would realize its an exhibition game.

But the question posed is a false. There are two reasons Phaneuf would never have rubbed Gretzky out in an exhibition game: (1) He'd never have belonged on the same ice as Gretzky, and more importantly, (2) he only picks on girls.

[DEATHTRON 19]

Feisty Dyke is right. I laughed at the thought of that being a warmup game for the olympics. I remember years ago when I would go to hockey camp, and there was agirl ncaa div 1 player there, and me being of comparable skill at the age of 13. Point being, she needs to chill out, I see more contact in my mens league than that.

Zach

[fieldofdreams 0]

But the question posed is a false. There are two reasons Phaneuf would never have rubbed Gretzky out in an exhibition game: (1) He'd never have belonged on the same ice as Gretzky, and more importantly, (2) he only picks on girls.

And we can make that assumption based on a :15 clip?

[Adam91 0]

I think she played in the Finnish elite league for at least a season. She can more than take care of herself. She's not upset at the contact, but the circumstances, I assume.

I'm pretty sure it was Finland's 3rd or 4th division.

[Machinehead2k5 32]

I think she played in the Finnish elite league for at least a season. She can more than take care of herself. She's not upset at the contact, but the circumstances, I assume.

I'm pretty sure it was Finland's 3rd or 4th division.

From wikipedia.

Professional career

In 2003, Wickenheiser became the first woman to score a goal playing in a men's professional league. Over the course of the season, Wickenheiser played 23 games, scoring 2 goals and adding 10 assists.^[2][4][5] Wickenheiser joined a European league to play professional hockey, as the game is more open and less physical than North American leagues. This attempt to play professional hockey was not an entirely smooth process, as Wickenheiser was initially slated to play in Italy, until the Italian Winter Sports Federation ruled that women were ineligible to play in a men's league. She also turned down an offer from Phil Esposito to play for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL. Finland's Hockey Federation unanimously supported letting women play in a men's league, allowing her to debut with HC Salamat in the Suomi-sarja, the third highest hockey league in Finland, on January 10, 2003.^[6] Wickenheiser played briefly with Salamat in 2004. They had won promotion to Mestis, Finland's second tier of professional hockey, and this was not as good a fit for her. She left the team after ten games.

In 2007, Wickenheiser had a week-long tryout contract with Swedish club IFK Arboga IK in the Swedish male third league. After two practice games, where Wickenheiser scored two goals in the first game, she was not offered a contract.^[7] In 2008, Wickenheiser signed a one year contract with Eskilstuna Linden, also in the Swedish men's third league.^[8][9]

[psh 25]

But the question posed is a false. There are two reasons Phaneuf would never have rubbed Gretzky out in an exhibition game: (1) He'd never have belonged on the same ice as Gretzky, and more importantly, (2) he only picks on girls.

And we can make that assumption based on a :15 clip?

I think you've just proven the point made above. It's ridiculous to be criticisizing Wickenheiser on the basis of a clip that is so short no one has a prayer of understanding the situation.