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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Report shows 75% of Canadians are fans of women's sport – but finding games a challenge
Canadian Women and Sport study shows number of fans is up from 2 years ago
When Zoe Boyd was a little girl growing up in Caledon, Ont., Hockey Night in Canada was appointment viewing for her family every Saturday night.
This season, the star of the new Professional Women's Hockey League team in Hamilton will be regularly featured on the CBC showcase.
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star → show → showcase
"I couldn't ever have dreamt it.
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I → dream → it
It just wasn't a possibility in our minds," Boyd said.
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Boyd → say → minds
"But I grew up watching Hockey Night in Canada, Coach's Corner.
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I → grow → Canada
That was my parents' favourite part of the games, watching Coach's Corner on Hockey Night in Canada.
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That → watch → Canada
"It really feels full circle and I'm super excited to see what that looks like and that we get that opportunity."
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we → feel → opportunity
Boyd's comments come after a new report commissioned by Canadian Women and Sport says that supply is not meeting demand for women's sports in Canada.
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supply → come → Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada reveals PWHL broadcast schedule, league announces playoff expansion
CBC/Radio-Canada announces return of Hockey Night in Canada in PWHL partnership
The study released on Tuesday found that 75 per cent of Canadians now call themselves fans of women's sport, up from 67 per cent two years ago.
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cent → reveal → cent
Despite that growth in interest, 62 per cent of fans surveyed say they don't know where to find the games of professional women's leagues or the content they're looking for online.
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they → survey → leagues
Boyd said that, anecdotally, she's seen the growing popularity of the PWHL.
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she → say → PWHL
She started her career with the Ottawa Charge before signing a one-year contract with the Boston Fleet in June 2025.
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She → start → June
Boston left her unprotected, allowing PWHL Hamilton to select her in the league's 2026 expansion draft.
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Hamilton → leave → draft
"It's been pretty spectacular to see how far we've come here in just the fourth season," said Boyd.
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Boyd → see → season
"Already having six additional expansion teams, I think that proof is in the pudding, right there.
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proof → have → pudding
This is something the world wants.
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world → want → ?
"Playing in different markets and getting recognized by fans and in coffee shops and on the streets and all of those things, it's been pretty spectacular."
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it → play → things
Canadian Women and Sport conducted the study with global research agency IMI International in August 2026.
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Women → conduct → August
It is based on a representative sample of over 2,000 Canadians aged 13 to 65 with no industry affiliations.
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It → base → affiliations
The report also found that there is a perception gap on coverage.
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report → find → coverage
Respondents estimated that women's sport gets 30 per cent of media coverage, but the study said it actually represents between nine and 21 per cent on traditional channels.
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it → estimate → channels
Allison Sandmeyer-Graves, the chief executive officer of Canadian Women and Sport, said that there is progress in media coverage but that there are significant headwinds for women's sports to be featured on television, in newspapers, or on prominent sports websites.
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sports → say → websites
"This is unfolding in a very fragmented media landscape, which means where to find it is still such a challenge for fans," said Sandmeyer-Graves.
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Graves → unfold → fans
"Then being able to access it on top of that is a further challenge.
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being → access → that
"It is effectively limiting how fans go from 'I'm interested,' 'I'm aware that this is happening' to full-on fans buying merch, attending games, watching regularly, all of those sorts of things."
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this → limit → things
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