In the 2023-24 hockey season, there were 108,313 women and girls registered as players in Hockey Canada-sanctioned programs, which represented 19.9 per cent of all participants — the highest percentage in Canadian hockey history
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— At the under-18 level and younger, there were 99,561 registered players across Canada, of which nearly 65 per cent of participants played on girls-only teams, meaning more than 35 per cent were on mixed teams. — The average length in hockey for girls and women is 7.24 years, which is more than 2.4 years less than boys and men, and in the 2023-24 season, the retention rate for girls and women was 84.9 per cent. This was 2.9 per cent lower than boys and men.
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