So, they're asking guys of all ages to at least watch some women's hockey before dismissing their sport as "just girls' hockey." Players on Les Amazones say this is about gender and a lack of support for women's hockey — specifically from men. Juliana Vieira Pirollo, left, and Arianna Colasurdo, both 14, play for Les Amazones, a Laval-Montreal Bantam Triple-A girls’ hockey team. She says more men — not just dads of girls who play hockey — need to buy tickets and show up at professional women's hockey games. The girls want more men to help boost the popularity of women's hockey and make sure that professional players get paid, like men.

Source: CBC News April 05, 2019 23:26 UTC