I'm not usually very sympathetic to such attitudes, but in this case IMHO it would have been much more appropriate to name a woman head coach. Like I said, 99 times out of 100 I don't think it should matter. That is, after all, *the whole damn point* of gender equity. But in a sport fighting to be taken seriously and so in the shadow of men's hockey... I dunno Rich, you're closer to the women's game than I. What do you think? And perhaps list members with the requisite plumbing might wish to chime in? Greg HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.