Too Many Men on the Ice: Women's Hockey in North America

Janet Money, a former sports editor of the Woodstock Daily
Sentinel-Review, is a London-based freelance writer.

This book about women’s hockey in North America, past and present, is
packed with information but less than reader-friendly, with its dry
prose and cramped typeface. Nevertheless, the authors—Stevens is a
former player and current academic, while Avery is a journalist—are
persuasive in their argument that more attention must be paid to
grassroots hockey. Noting that most of the past focus has been on
Olympic women’s hockey and the elite level of the game in general,
they point out that the future of women’s hockey lies not with the
best players in the world, but rather with beginners whose numbers must
be increased if the sport is to thrive.

Too Many Men on the Ice includes historical surveys of the game in both
Canada and the United States, accounts of the national team program in
both countries, and two single-player profiles (Kelly Dyer of the United
States and Angela James of Canada). There are also stats, team rosters,
photos, and a useful resource list. Included in the latter is On the
Edge: Women Making Hockey History by Megan Williams and Elizabeth Etue
(1996)—a much more readable treatment of the same subject.