Image from: http://cdn-jpg.si.com/sites/default/files/styles/si_gallery_slide/public/images/viktor-tikhonov-bennett.jpg
- Two legendary hockey coaches passed away this week: Viktor Tikhanov, who coached the USSR through many successful decades in international hockey; and Pat Quinn, who coached Canada’s Gold Medal winning 2002 Olympic Men’s team and (in various stings between 1979 and 2010) the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers. Elliotte Friedman reflects on the life and legacy of both men. [Sportsnet]
- Two further reflections on Tikhanov’s legacy, from Stephen Smith and Dmitry Chesnekov. [puckstruck; Puck Daddy]
- Roch Carrier’s classic Canadian tale, The Hockey Sweater, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. [CBC News]
- Many college hockey pundits and fans are celebrating Arizona State’s entry into NCAA men’s hockey competition. Jeff Cox offers a dissenting opinion, considering how this could damage the sport at the college level. [SBN College Hockey]
- After the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders stirred controversy with a mascot that presented a cartoonish caricature of an Arab man, the team decided to pull the mascot. [Huffington Post]
- Quebec used to produce a large number of NHL-calibre goalies, but no longer. Ken Campbell considers why. [The Hockey News]
- With an NHL-controlled World Cup of Hockey likely to launch soon, the league is hoping the tournament will generate $100 million in revenue. [Puck Daddy]
Hockey in Society / Hockey dans la société 
