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…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. ICYMI: I took Elliotte Friedman to task about some concussion research he was promoting on Hockey Night in Canada. He also responded in the comments section of the article. [The Dangerous Partial Truth about Concussions] In Game 6 between the…
I was eating dinner during Game 5 of the Capitals/Penguins series last night when I heard Elliotte Friedman referencing an academic journal about concussions during the second intermission. You don’t often hear hockey pundits talking about academic research so that got me out of my seat. I walked into the living room and witnessed Friedman…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! ICYMI we had two new posts this week: A guest post encouraging empathy for sexual assault survivors in the locker room [Ensuring the Co-Ed Hockey is for Everyone], and new contributor, Doo Jae Park wrote about identity and radicalization…
*Trigger Warning: sexual assault/abuse* This is a guest post. The writer has chosen to remain anonymous. After decades of playing women’s hockey, I decided to join a co-ed league a few years ago. It was an opportunity to play on the same team as my husband, and to find a new social circle after returning…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Is there a third professional women’s hockey league popping up? The [Ice Garden] explores the AWHL that has been popping up on social media. If your team is in the playoffs you might be thinking about getting tickets, planning…
As part of a storytelling contest I put together a three minute video summarizing my doctoral research on South Asian experiences in hockey. While it is impossible to fully explain a project that is four years in the making, I wanted to focus on the tensions that exist between hockey and Canadian multiculturalism. You might…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The USWNT scored a huge victory over USA Hockey this week by withholding their labour. A deal has been reached with some considerable financial gains and everyone gets to play! [ESPN]. Dave Zirin also provided some commentary at [The…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Former Oiler, Ryan Smyth was the victim of a dirty hit during a senior playoff game. [Edmonton Sun] Researchers at the University of Calgary have observed a significant decrease in concussions after a body checking ban was instituted in…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! ICYMI, we had three new features this week: Brett Pardy wrote about the NHL’s Hockey Talks initiative for mental health [Talking About Hockey Talks], Matt Ventresca talks about the problem of turning away from subjective science with regard to…
Hockey in Society / Hockey dans la société 