How do you save a dying town in the middle of the Alberta prairies?
In 2001, Warner's high school was in danger of closing. Like many rural Alberta towns, school enrollment was dwindling. Without a high school to engage youth, bring teachers and jobs to Warner, and act as a point of pride for the community, the town couldn't survive. 
Warner residents knew that if their school left, businesses and infrastructure would soon follow. There was only one way to keep their school open and town alive: higher enrollment.
Could hockey save the town?

The women’s game is getting better, step by step. This is not a sprint, and it never will be. We’ll see success in small bits every day, we’re not going to just one day wake up and see 100 countries playing hockey, so we should enjoy the bits of success we see here. We’re in this together, and whenever you get people who share a passion together, there’s a great chance to network and make new friends and that helps to grow the game, too.