Why women's hockey doesn't belong in the Olympics
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Only two countries at the Beijing Games can play women’s hockey at an elite level, and that’s not good enough for the Olympics, writes Rosie DiManno.
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Why NHL players aren't in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
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Hockey for the Ladies: February 2012
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Ice hockey-Canada beat Russians after refusing to take the ice
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For U.S. and Canada women's hockey, even meaningless games mean
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Hockey for the Ladies: February 2012
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Stanford is telling field hockey it doesn't belong. The team is
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Hockey for the Ladies: February 2012
Can't enough women's hockey at the Olympics? Here's where you can
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I don't want it in Toronto': PWHL Montreal eager to break women's
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Why the fight for better pay in women's hockey is about more than