We’re approximately five months out of the NHL’s Hockey Is For Everyone Month, which was dedicated to inclusion in ice hockey, particularly the LGBTQ+ community. As part of the effort, some NHL teams hosted a You Can Play night in partnership with the You Can Play Project, a non-profit organization that has partnered with the…
This is Part 2 of a three-part series. Part 1 can be viewed here. Part 3 will be posted later in the summer. To mark Canada’s sesquicentennial, this three-part post briefly reflects on 150 significant events, people, and institutions in the history of Canadian hockey. Unlike many such reflections, this post includes not only the…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. For the summer months, we will be posting monthly instead of weekly. Check out this short video piece created by the Olympic Channel about Harrison Browne and his transition out of the NWHL. [Out Sports] Former Toronto Marlie and Nashville…
This is Part 1 of a three-part series. Parts 2 and 3 will be posted over the summer. Today marks 150 years since the nation-state of Canada was formally created, with the implementation of the British North America Act. Although this is a cause for celebration by many Canadians, others – notably many Indigenous Canadians…
The boy code, the code of silence, ‘what happens between the boys stays between the boys’—however you refer to it, there is a not-so-unwritten rule that in boys’ and men’s hockey it is often best to keep quiet. Whether it’s players standing by quietly during dangerous hazing or team authorities keeping player misbehaviour under wraps,…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. The Hockey Hall of Fame announced its 2017 class this week: Danielle Goyette, Teemu Selanne, Dave Andreychuk, Mark Recchi, Paul Kariya will enter as players; Jeremy Jacobs (Boston Bruins owner) and Clare Drake (University of Alberta coach in the CIS/U…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. The CHL labour dispute just got more complicated with the OHL claiming that the players association broke labour laws by attempting to unionize its players. [Toronto Star] Big news for women’s hockey: the NWHL just landed a streaming deal with…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. The Pittsburgh Penguins are the 2017 Stanley Cup champions. A reported 650,000 people turned up to the parade in downtown Pittsburgh. An estimated 650,000 people turned out for yesterday's Stanley Cup Parade in Pittsburgh. pic.twitter.com/KM51TxOPIk — Breakfast Television (@BTMontreal) June…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Perhaps the hottest hockey piece circulating this week was Mike Bossy’s letter to his younger self for [The Player’s Tribune]. President Trump has pulled out of the Paris Accord and “Captain Serious” (aka Jonathan Toews) had something to say about…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. The family of Scott Oake (of Hockey Night in Canada) is helping to fund a drug treatment centre in Winnipeg. Scott’s son, Bruce, died at age 25 from an overdose of heroin. The family is hoping that its donations and…
I was supposed to give a three minute presentation about my doctoral research on South Asian experiences in ice hockey at the SSHRC Storytellers contest tomorrow in Toronto, Ontario. Unfortunately, due to extenuating circumstances, I will not be able join the other 24 finalists; however, because I was planning something a little different for my…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. The KHL has downsized its league due to continuing financial woes and it still owes $17 million in player wages. [TSN] Evan F. Moore discusses P.K. Subban’s position in hockey’s racial, generational, and cultural divide. [The Shadow League] There was…
