“We hadn’t faced this situation before, so we hadn’t set a precedent for it,” CSHL President Tim O’Shaughnessy said in a recent phone interview.
The Parma Hockey Association is fielding the first all-girls 12U team in the Cleveland Suburban Hockey League. After initially being disqualified, the league's board of directors voted two days before their first game to let them play.PARMA, Ohio – For about 72 hours earlier this month, it looked like one of the top hockey teams in the suburban youth league this year – and the league’s only all-girls team – wouldn’t get a chance to lace up at all this season.
The dilemma came not just on the eve of the 2024 season. It came amidst a concerted effort from USA Hockey, the national governing body of youth hockey, to expand the sport to more girls. And, while the total number of kids registered to play in USA Hockey leagues dipped slightly from 2018 to 2023, the number of girls playing hockey has skyrocketed – particularly in Ohio.The Parma Hockey Association is fielding the first all-girls 12U team in the Cleveland Suburban Hockey League.
“While it’s still too soon to see the direct correlation between those effects and the numbers, it creates such an impact for young girls across the world to be able to see women who look like them playing hockey at the highest level on their TV or seeing it in a movie they love,” Katz said.In Ohio, while the number of boys registered to play in USA Hockey League only rose by 15% from 2018 to 2023, a total of 10,948 boys played last season.Travel vs.
“That’s a hell of a commitment, if you ask me,” Kayla Wormsbecher, an assistant coach on both the Barons and CSHL Parma peewee girls team, said.Just this season, the peewee girls team has played in tournaments in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Buffalo, New York, on consecutive weekends. Wormsbecher grew up in Canada. She was one of three girls in her youth leagues who did not play girls hockey until she reached high school and said playing on an all-girls team made her feel like she belonged.One of the largest differences when she switched to an all-girls team was being able to get dressed in the same locker room before a big game, or celebrate after a win or commiserate after a loss with her teammates.
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