I think we are OK in this department. We would love to incorporate women s hockey in what we do. For example, this year the U.S. and Canadian women s hockey teams will be playing on the night before the All-Star Game. It is important to have women s hockey. The problem is that hockey is an expensive sport.
Ice is in limited supply.
Many of the kids in the city just run around in their sneakers with sticks. In Florida, New York and California we have programs trying to bring the awareness up. We brought on Willie O Ree as part of our staff. He was the first black NHL player in the 1950s. He s out there helping us out.