Co-Authored by Courtney Szto and Brett Pardy. Rosie Dimanno, columnist for the Toronto Star, came out guns-a-blazing when she wrote that the women’s hockey competition is “an easy gold” due to the lack of parity in the game. She referenced Canada’s first two wins where they outscored their opponents 23-2 as “abomination domination.” The weird…
Dear Theoren Fleury, You might not know me, but I have watched you play since I was a child. Even though I was a Vancouver Canucks fan growing up, I was amazed by your competitiveness and skill despite your smaller physical stature. I was too young to truly understand why the Calgary Flames traded you…
Pour lire la version FRANÇAISE clique [ICI]. For the last five days, a group of self-proclaimed patriots have occupied the streets around Parliament Hill in Ottawa (and at the Coutts border crossing in Southern Alberta) under the title of a “Freedom Convoy.” The expectation is that the convoy will grow in size over the weekend…
Pour lire la version FRANÇAISE clique [ICI]. Just over 10 years ago, I had a wild idea to start a hockey blog that cast a critical eye on the sport and its culture. And so, in late-2011, I bought a Word Press domain and launched Hockey in Society. Little did I know what the blog…
Guest Post by Derek Silva and Nathan Kalman-Lamb Derek Silva is associate professor of criminology at King’s University College at Western university and cohost of The End of Sport podcast. His work on hockey culture can be found in Punishment & Society, Crime, Media, Culture, and the Sociology of Sport Journal. He can be found on Twitter @Derekcrim. Nathan Kalman-Lamb is…
To read the English version [Click Here] Depuis les cinq derniers jours, un groupe auto-proclamé de patriotes occupe les rues autour de la Colline du Parlement à Ottawa (et à la frontière de Coutts dans le sud de l’Alberta). Il a été nommé le « Convoi de la liberté ». Il est supposé que le convoi va grandir…
To read the English version [Click Here] Il y a juste 10 ans, j’ai eu la folle idée de partir un blogue de hockey qui porte un regard critique sur le sport et sa culture. J’ai alors acheté un domaine Word Press vers la fin de 2011 et lancé Hockey dans la Société. Je n’aurais jamais…
Co-Authored with Dr. Natalie Welch. Dr. Welch (@rerunnat) identifies as a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and is an Assistant Professor of Business (Sport Management) at Linfield University. This year, the Arizona Coyotes decided to revive their old Kachina coyote logo. The last time the team wore the Kachina coyote as its…
“You can’t imagine what it’s like to hear your captain, in a room down the hall, screaming at the top of his lungs as they injected the needle into his rib cage,” said Ronning. “Knowing him, he probably thought we couldn’t hear. He would then walk into our dressing room like nothing had happened. That…
Co-authored by Jamie Ryan and Brett Pardy The Mighty Ducks and D2: The Mighty Ducks are arguably two of the most recognizable hockey stories in popular culture, largely due to Disney’s marketing push for their brief foray into men’s professional sports in the 1990s. The new television show, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, had big…
Hockey Canada is committed to contributing to the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health of individuals of varying abilities, backgrounds, and interests. Hockey Canada firmly believes that only when sport environments are safe and inclusive can these values be realized. Maltreatment includes volitional acts that result in harm or the potential for physical or psychological…
To read the English version click [HERE]. Le samedi 19 juin 2021, « c’est plus d’une soixante d’intervenants, de bénévoles, d’entraîneurs et de joueuses qui ont pris part au premier Sommet du hockey féminin. Durant cette journée de discussions, plusieurs constats et observations ont été faits avec l’objectif d’amener notre sport à développer son plein potentiel »…
Pour lire la version FRANÇAISE clique [ICI]. On Saturday June 19, 2021, “more than sixty volunteers, coaches and players took part in the first Women’s Hockey Summit /Sommet du hockey féminin. During this day of discussion and exchange, many observations and recommendations were shared in the hopes of developing women’s hockey to its full potential”…
The objective of the piece was not to lambaste amateur sport organizations for these shortcomings because, while many amateur sport organizations could and should do more, nothing they can do will actually solve the problem. The only path to safe sport is through a federally-funded, multi-sport system of education, reporting and discipline. Unfortunately, this past week, the CBC reported on a story that highlights why this is necessary.
Regular readers will know that I like sharing my experiences from adult hockey camps (Ouellette-Poulin Adult Camp [2018] [2019] and Nine Hockey [2019]). Adult recreational players LOVE their hockey, but this fact is often lost on a lot of hockey coaches and programmers. Every time I walk past flyers in a rink, I look to…
Hockey in Society / Hockey dans la société 