People are calling and emailing USA Hockey to express their disgust with the mockery of the women's team

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

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
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16h ago
Here's my call script that I wrote:

Hello, my name is electric_oven. I’m calling as a fan and as a new mother — I gave birth three weeks ago.

I’m deeply disturbed and disgusted by the men’s hockey team’s 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 women’s hockey players in this country have worked tirelessly to build credibility, integrity, and respect for the sport. They’ve 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
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16h ago
Love yours. This was my email:

"I’m a longtime supporter of USA Hockey, and I was disappointed by how the women’s team was referenced during the recent celebration of the men’s team. The women earned gold as well, and their achievement deserves to stand on its own. As someone who grew up being told sports weren’t 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
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16h ago
Beautifully put! The more voices and experiences we can get naming our lamentation of once again being failed by the men’s teams, the better.


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SeaLeopard5555
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15h ago
I didn't post mine but similarly ended with USA Hockey needs to do much better...


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Hour_Traffic7802
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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]

1. Done!

Thank you for the heads up!
Hopefully they see the grievous error of their ways.

[B.See]

2. Trump always appeals to the basest,

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.

[tavernier]

9. Perfect!

Wow, you finally nailed what his “charisma” is all about.
Thank you!

[mysteryowl]

3. I don't know what was said about the women's hockey team.

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. For the USA women this is fairly routine

The men hadn't won since 1980.

[mysteryowl]

5. No excuse. The women won their game 4 days before the men.

NO Gold medal is routine.

[mysteryowl]

8. So is this what they said?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

15. video here: Trump invites Hockey men to WH, " i'll have to invite the women too or I'll get impeached" to laughter

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

17. video here of the moment that so sickening. about 1:20 on the video

[GoCubsGo]

14. Yup, and there was plenty of interest in that game.

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]

6. It really doesn't take much effort to exhibit more class than El Cloaca.

I'm sure the men's team can do much better without breaking a sweat (or a tooth).

[tavernier]

10. The men's team wins once in a while.

Maybe we just hadn’t given them enough participation trophies, and so had to make a big deal out of this one.

[agingdem]

13. It wasn't the win..it was allowing

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 woman, turning their win and invite into another one of his dirty misogynist jokes..

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

16. people are protesting this moment. video here. about 1:20 on the video

[TheRickles]

11. Here's a news story describing the phone call between Trump and the men's team

https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/02/23/us-mens-hockey-team-gets-backlash-phone-call-with-trump-which-he-poked-fun-womens-hockey-team/

[agingdem]

19. Trump never had much of a filter..

you know that barely-there synapsis in a normal brain that shouts “Don’t fucking say that!”.. we know he’s a misogynist pig, that’s a given..but now that dementia has pretty much eaten away any semblance of that filter and his handlers applaud his crassness, he’s free to spew women-hating shit to a group of like-minded man-baby jocks with very little blowback..

[The Wizard]

12. Marginalizing women

is in the Trump crime family DNA. Release the Epstein files. Impeach, indict, incarcerate. This madness must end sooner rather than later.

[kerouac2]

18. Women's hockey team said they have schedule conflicts...

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.