Justin, reading the comments by Neil made me think…..can you write an article or comment about the unwelcome attention from women who hang around the rink trying to hook up with players? I remember being at a Houston Aeros game (hometown) with my family and overhearing one female stalker coaching an up-and-comer on where the players park their cars and about how much time she had to wait before they got there…..it was pretty creepy. At an Aces game in Anchorage, a female held up a poster behind the Las Vegas Wranglers bench that said “Save a horse, ride a Wrangler”. We were laughing because we could see that every player on that bench was avoiding eye contact with her. In both of these cases, the women were, let’s say, not the usual physical type that you would expect a player to hook up with (I’m trying to be polite).

I’m sure unwelcome attention from fans is part of the fun world of professional hockey, and I’m sure you and others have some funny tales to tell (clean ones, of course).

Neil – Great perspective! I hope you’re right and sooner rather than later….

I totally cracked up about the “adult males being uncomfortable with the unwanted sexual attention!” Do you think any of them will ever equate it to the way they treat women? Probably not.