Hockey was, at the beginning, gender blind. Then along came professionalism and all its rules, the first of which was "No girls allowed." But, after decades of being relegated to the role of cheerleader, women are charging onto the ice in record numbers. Now, as the national women's team heads to Nagano for its first-ever Olympics, the question is: Can a professional women's team be far behind? Team Canada coach Shannon Miller doesn't think so.