What They're Saying: John Langel

“Like soccer, Americans love winners and champions. But similar to soccer, we had failed leagues and learned that for a successful league, you need national governing bodysupport.”

— Philadelphia attorney John Langel, the former counsel for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Player’s Association who represented theU.S. women’s ice hockey team in its labor dispute against USA Hockey last year, on the prospects for a viable women’s ice hockey pro league in the aftermath of the USA’s Olympic gold medal. (Philadelphia Inquirer)