It's an interesting example of public commentary and internet outrage insofar as Bissonnette's comments come at a time of extreme - and absolutely warranted - public scrutiny on the toxic culture surrounding hockey, particularly as it relates to sexual assault and violence against women.
And although these aren't comments that promote victim-blaming or rape culture, they do function to preserve hockey and sport as an exclusively male space, questioning why women would even be hockey fans.
I think these comments by Biz and some fan's reactions to them are representative of the fork in the road hockey is at right now in Canada and in the world, in terms of male chauvinism, rape culture, and the place for women within hockey.
