They cannot accept that some boys are twice, three or four times as good as their son. Or worse, that a girl could be twice, three or four times as good. She's very quick,'' says Marilyn Wickenheiser of her daughter. She has played both women's and young men's hockey, though the games are dramatically different. Men's hockey, with its hitting, is far more physical, far more concerned with scoring goals.
People are surprised at how fast it is.
They can't believe how much passing we do. There's more to women's hockey than scoring. There's a respect out there. She has met him but once. If they meet again, he will be her cousin.