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women: But it wasn't the score as much as the charity collection that was celebrated by the women, according to CBC. People attending the game at the ACU Normac Centre were asked to bring a clothing or silver donation for refugees families. The Baker women downed the the Iron Maidens, a women team from the nearby town of Mac Gregor, 6-1 Monday in the fourth annual game between the teams. Hutterite colony women play Mac Gregor Iron Maidens in Manitoba hockey game Tirzah Maendel, one of the Baker Colony players, said 10 bags of clothing were raised along with $400 for two immigrant families moving to the area. "That awesome. Maendel said the game has helped break down some stereotypes by showing "we're just normal Canadians who enjoy hockey as well." "It a big pastime in our community," she said. "It normal for us." Comments on Monday CBC story, posted online before the game later in the day, have been nothing but positive for the women, suggesting those stereotypes are not just being broken, but shattered. I'm really pleased," she said on Tuesday, adding that since the first annual game, the matchup has grown in popularity to where the arena was "almost a full house." Tirzah Maendel says Hutterite women are "just normal Canadians who enjoy hockey as well." Much of the media focus ahead of the game was about the Hutterite women playing in long skirts — and playing a mainstream game that many thought contrasted with their traditional way of life. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.