Registration of female players, coaches and officials has increased, but the organization states that still represents less than 20 per cent of its programming.

"We don't want to just be content with 'our sport is growing and we're just going to continue as is,"' said three-time Olympic gold medal forward Gillian Apps, who chaired a subcommittee seeking to amplify and guide growth for women and girls.

"If we're going to do something big, if we want to be aspirational, where do we think we can push this to?"

Female hockey registration in Canada has risen year over year to 115,000 last season. Hockey Canada's goal is 170,000 by 2030.

"If we did nothing, we wouldn't be able to accommodate the growth," Hockey Canada board chair Jonathan Goldbloom said Saturday.

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