We don't know what Hockey Canada gives them, because most of them are NHL players so they're making a pretty good salary. We very well could be paid more than they are by Hockey Canada; I'm not sure. I just know that in my experience and from talking to some of the other girls, it was more like they'd go out for fine steaks, and we'd be going to Kelsey's. You know what I mean? It was more about things like that.
I guess it comes with the territory. They bring in more money than we do. We do realize that as well.
Female hockey players are always going to be a little bitter, because we put in the same amount of effort, the same amount of hard work, and we don't get the funding. We don't really even have a professional women's hockey league here. Playing after university was very tough for me. There's nowhere to play. You only look forward to those seven weeks of the year when you're with your team, and it's often red-white games in which you're getting your best competition, 40 people at a training camp, Team Canada versus Team Canada or U.S. We're in a tougher situation, and obviously most girls also have to have jobs back home.