I used to try to not think too much about it. I used to block it out because it made me too angry, upset, and just plain sad.
I realize now that those emotions are important. I also realized that people need to talk about this more and more. Now, the women’s world championships are being cancelled for a second straight year. Days before the IIHF is set to play the men’s U-18 tournament, months after the IIHF cancelled the women’s U-18 tournament which was set to be played while the men’s World Junior tournament was scheduled.
It just cemented what many in the game have known for years: women’s hockey has reached its highest level on the ice, but administratively, the sport is fundamentally broken.