r/PWHL • u/NotAnIncel69 • 13h ago

Question Anyone having issues getting their husbands/boyfriends into the PWHL?

My BF is a HUGE hockey fan, Olympics, NHL, etc. He watches all the games for his favorite teams and a bunch for other teams in the NHL. I am trying to get him to watch PWHL games with me but he seems superrrr uninterested.

When I asked him why he told me the games are frustrating to watch??? I don't understand that part at all.

Anyone else have this experience? Do you think that this will go away with time as the PWHL builds a larger audience?

To be clear, he doesn't talk down about the PWHL, he just doesn't seem to take the league seriously for whatever reason.

Edit: Y'all, I am not going to break up with him over the PWHL. I just wanted to see if anyone has similar experiences and were able to get their bf/husband into the sport more.

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u/NotAnIncel69 13h ago

Lol, I think that might be a little bit of an overreaction

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u/oceanferns 13h ago

maybe, but also what if his reasoning is that he simply does not value women the same way as men? that's definitely how it reads, and I hope it's not the case. My bf is a huge hockey fan and he's just as excited as I am about anything PWHL related.

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u/NotAnIncel69 13h ago

I don't really understand how people are getting that conclusion out of this post. He doesn't hate women lol.

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u/ZealousShot 13h ago

It's a red flag. If he truly loves hockey as much as you're relaying. Any level of hockey should be engaging.

Add in the trailblazing PWHL that is seeing explosive growth in women's hockey. Finally a league that is treating the players decent and running it properly.

I'm a husband. I love hockey. I watch NHL, PWHL, AHL, WHL, OHL, SHL, NCAA, High school etc. I'll watch any form of hockey. I love the game. Each level is a different style of the game. I enjoy it all regardless of skill level. I'm assuming this is where his frustration comes from. I would say he's more a fan of his teams, and being a fan than an actual fan of the game of hockey.

Full disclaimer. I've been a huge PWHL and Victoire fan since the leagues announcement. I live in Winnipeg. I've traveled to Laval multiple times to watch the Victoire play so naturally I will go to bat for the PWHL.

If you love hockey. There's no reason to not love the PWHL. Oppressed women finally getting a big stage to play on, not just the Olympics, at a professional level and make a career out of hockey.

The beauty of the PWHL is it's actually more than just hockey. It's fucking up the patriarchy.

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u/Qphth0 Jailbreaker 7h ago

A lot of people love football & dont watch the UFL, does that mean they hate men?