Sunday, Central Ohio Girls' Hockey (COGH) Board Member Natalie emphatically declared that she would not trade any of her girls for Matt Duchene, the talented center of the Colorado Avalanche. This is a real setback for General Manager Joe Sakic, and one wonders if this diminishes Duchene’s trade value at all. The unwillingness of the Board to trade assets to an NHL franchise speaks to the core mission of the COGH, which is to support female youth hockey in the Central Ohio area.
You have to admire the determination of the Board of the COGH, to even consider trading their skaters for Duchene (when pointedly asked about it).