HenrikZoiderberg 469 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Unsung Heroes - The Women of the VHL We're fortunate to operate in a co-ed league. Female star players like Tzuyu @tfong have paved the way for the next generation of women such as Cinnnamon Block @omgitshim to emerge, and for future daughters of the league to carve the ice. It wasn't always this way. The VHL has had a turbulent history with cross-gendered play, as evidenced in its championships and expansions of the past. Female players are often overlooked, and the S68 Continental Cup champions didn't include a single female player. The VHL has traditionally been a men's league, and there will be a considerable cultural shift required before these breakout players become the rule and not the exception. One such potential solution is an increase in women's tournaments. National tournaments are no new thing in the big wide world, with the Olympic Canadian Women's team jerseys being a continuing best seller in the True North. Not only are the incentives cultural, they're economic. Women's hockey is an untapped market for viewership, ticket sales, advertising revenue, and merchandising. Just as every little boy grew up wanting to be Wayne Gretzky, thousands of little girls grew up wanting to be Manon Rheaume after she debuted for The Lightning. Some naysayers will comment against rolling a female player, or say that they should be left to the IRL women in the league to play out. We're a male-dominated culture, the overlap between role-players and hockey fans is sparse enough as it is. But I believe the league can grow and change in that direction. Take it as you will, because women are definitely an unsung hero of the VHL, and are the future of this league. 285 Words TPE for week ending December 22, 2019 Extra TPE for unsung heroes week omgitshim, Rayzor_7, Baozi and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenrikZoiderberg 469 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Claiming for unsung heroes week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenrikZoiderberg 469 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Bonus: For the reviewer Unsung heroes media spot: Unsung heroes vhl.com article: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed 126 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 When you realize you wrote a whole article about @omgitshim and didn't know Block was a woman.... cries HenrikZoiderberg, Cxsquared and omgitshim 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corco 1,124 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) No mention of S34 HOFer Emma Watson Edited December 17, 2019 by Corco HenrikZoiderberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenrikZoiderberg 469 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 30 minutes ago, Corco said: No mention of S34 HOFer Emma Watson I wasn't around then my dude, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator Baozi 1,638 Posted December 17, 2019 Head Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2019 lul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenrikZoiderberg 469 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, tfong said: lul Speed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomsday 4,059 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Naomi Young, that lady was alright. HenrikZoiderberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,467 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Mmmmmmmm........women Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_ace 3,106 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 No mention of Dagmar Havlova. This will be in your performance review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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