First, I don’t know what the women were doing on the ice, but it’s not hockey. Second, the professional men making millions only do so by makng billions for owners, advertisers, merchandisers, equipment mfr.’s, and etc. So, there is enough of a fan base and business structure to be a massive money-making industry.
Perhaps you would like this better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B0kOcp_tCQ
(A video of the second or third brawl between these two teams).
One could also pick up some Canadian strengths from the following song, Canadian Girls. The first four lines tie into hockey, with the fourth being “and her brothers taught her how to fight.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvuHQkwMRmo
Was this hockey? http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3125966/posts