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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeople are calling and emailing USA Hockey to express their disgust with the mockery of the women's team
https://www.reddit.com/r/womenshockey/comments/1rcn1nx/call_usa_hockey_and_tell_them_how_you_feel_about/Call USA hockey and tell them how you feel about the men's team disrespect.
I just called. You can call the main number ( 719-576-8724) or dial Dave directly.
https://www.usahockey.com/davefischer
He's currently traveling back so you will not speak to him today, you will get a voice mail.
I didn't have a script written out I just spoke from the heart and said that the men's team was incredibly disrespectful to the women's team who had way more success on a global stage and did it for less money. That not a single one of them was brave enough to say "that's not funny" and how every woman deserved an apology from them.
If you still don't want to call him on the phone his website has an email contact form that you can use and say whatever you want.
Join me in letting the org know how this made you feel, it takes less than 5 minutes out of your day.
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electric_oven
16h ago
Here's my call script that I wrote:
Hello, my name is electric_oven. Im calling as a fan and as a new mother I gave birth three weeks ago.
Im deeply disturbed and disgusted by the mens hockey teams recent locker room actions and the decision to celebrate alongside a public figure who has a record of defending or minimizing sexual misconduct and abuse. It is morally repugnant.
The womens hockey players in this country have worked tirelessly to build credibility, integrity, and respect for the sport. Theyve fought for fair treatment and have represented this game with character and discipline. Watching the men undermine that is heartbreaking.
You may have won a gold medal, but integrity matters more than medals. Character matters more than championships.
As a mother holding a newborn daughter, I am asking you to show leadership and accountability. The culture you tolerate is the culture you create.
Please do better.
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bigbrainlobster
16h ago
Love yours. This was my email:
"Im a longtime supporter of USA Hockey, and I was disappointed by how the womens team was referenced during the recent celebration of the mens team. The women earned gold as well, and their achievement deserves to stand on its own. As someone who grew up being told sports werent for girls, I care a lot about how women athletes are treated, and I hope USA Hockey will make sure both teams are honored equally moving forward."
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electric_oven
16h ago
Beautifully put! The more voices and experiences we can get naming our lamentation of once again being failed by the mens teams, the better.
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SeaLeopard5555
15h ago
I didn't post mine but similarly ended with USA Hockey needs to do much better...
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Hour_Traffic7802
13h ago
Thank you. I used the main portion of your script adding this to for my intro:
I am writing as a long time female hockey player, USA Hockey member and organizer of one of Minnesota's largest adult women's hockey tournaments.
I along with many of my female peers have spent years supporting and advancing the growth of women's hockey.
benfranklin1776
(6,997 posts)Thank you for the heads up!
Hopefully they see the grievous error of their ways.
B.See
(8,161 posts)most below the belt, most despicable of emotions, and often passes it off as jokes to better draw in unsuspecting participants who, one would hope, should know better. He uses words to divide and sow chaos, because this is what the Beast does best.
Kudos to the US women's hockey team for having the integrity to rise above his underhanded TRIPE.
Wow, you finally nailed what his charisma is all about.
Thank you!
Scott Alan Swaggerty
(287 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(13,691 posts)mysteryowl
(9,054 posts)I do know there was very little hoopla in the media about the women's hockey winning gold...in overtime...against Canada.
It is all the same as the men, but the women's team was not honored and celebrated nearly enough.
Shrek
(4,409 posts)The men hadn't won since 1980.
mysteryowl
(9,054 posts)NO Gold medal is routine.
mysteryowl
(9,054 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(13,691 posts)VTderry
(108 posts)Seems there's always money to invest in TSF getting his ass kissed. 🤨
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(13,691 posts)GoCubsGo
(34,821 posts)That gold medal game had the highest viewership for a women's hockey game ever. 7.7 million people tuned in, and I think that was just the US ratings. And, it wasn't in Prime Time. That they haven't gotten the same honor as the men pisses me off to no end. I can't imagine the Paralympics sled hockey team will get ANY attention, either,and they're the heavy favorites for a gold medal, as usual. You know damn well Fat Bastard thinks they're all icky, because most of them are missing body parts. (For those who have never seen it, sled hockey is a blast to watch!)
Buns_of_Fire
(19,091 posts)I'm sure the men's team can do much better without breaking a sweat (or a tooth).
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tavernier
(14,415 posts)Maybe we just hadnt given them enough participation trophies, and so had to make a big deal out of this one.
agingdem
(8,816 posts)Last edited Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:19 PM - Edit history (1)
a pedo-protecting stooge share their victory as though he earned it in the most obnoxious frat boy way..and then joining in laughter as Degenerate Donnie debased the women, turning their win and invite into another one of his dirty misogynist jokes..
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(13,691 posts)TheRickles
(3,277 posts)agingdem
(8,816 posts)you know that barely-there synapsis in a normal brain that shouts Dont fucking say that!.. we know hes a misogynist pig, thats a given..but now that dementia has pretty much eaten away any semblance of that filter and his handlers applaud his crassness, hes free to spew women-hating shit to a group of like-minded man-baby jocks with very little blowback..
The Wizard
(13,655 posts)is in the Trump crime family DNA. Release the Epstein files. Impeach, indict, incarcerate. This madness must end sooner rather than later.
Scott Alan Swaggerty
(287 posts)kerouac2
(1,470 posts)Would love to see them post team pics from the same time with them sitting around just playing cards or better yet, playing cards with michelle Obama lol. Even an ai version would be funny as hell.
Scott Alan Swaggerty
(287 posts)Wednesdays
(22,166 posts)Prairie Gates
(7,679 posts)One of them just had to yell out "Yes, invite them! They're great! We love them!"
That's all. But they couldn't even bring themselves to do even that because they were bro-ing out, MAGA style like a bunch of shitheels.
We have Alysa Liu, the true hero of these Olympics, consoling and lifting up the Japanese skaters, and then we have the US Men's Hockey Team, who are putting gold medals around the neck of MAGA Uber-Chud Kash Patel and yucking it up as Trump dogs the US Women's Hockey Team!
Immediately showed their asses, in other words. Fuck them.
On the Bulwark podcast this morning, Tim Miller was trying to set up Jonathan Last to goof on Kash Patel for a while. Last instead went in on the US Men's Hockey team, as well he should. The only correct take thus far: they were worse than Patel for allowing it.
Scott Alan Swaggerty
(287 posts)underpants
(195,844 posts)As far as Kash being there, he basically invited himself in. I wouldnt be surprised if he knows some of the guys on the team.
LisaM
(29,581 posts)Or were they too busy getting ready to board the Junket Jet to DC?
I would like to think that by this point, someone would have said something. I get that they were caught up in the moment and put on the spot, but you'd think there would be some hindsight.
Also, Kash Patel is weird.
Renew Deal
(84,845 posts)Wait till they hear from water_cooler and heated_spa. Then they'll know it's serious
poli-junkie
(1,535 posts)Is there a transcript? He said something about being impeached if he didnt invite the womens team? Then everyone laughed about that? I couldnt understand what he was saying.
PCB66
(99 posts)that if the men's team was invited so should the women's team.
However, Trump never says anything directly so that is why the confusion.
"I will get impeached if I don't invite the women's team"
should have been
"The women's team should also be invited".
Simple as that.
newdeal2
(5,144 posts)Sorry to disappoint anyone, but that is likely the truth for most of the players and coaches. They loved rubbing elbows with Kash and now they get to meet Trump.
Dont expect theyll apologize cause they see nothing wrong here.