The Canadian Library and Archives website hosts a section called “Backcheck: A hockey retrospective.” Roch Carrier introduces the archive with the following words: “Hockey is also the history of Canadians. The game reflects the reality of Canada in its evolution, ambitions, character, tensions and partnerships.” In this archive, we can learn about the beginnings of hockey…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. (And boy was there lots going on this week!) Enjoy! The NHL has mandated that all teams enhance security at games with walk-through metal detectors. This change is supposedly brought on by recent shootings, such as the Parliament Hill shooting…
Both the NFL and NHL are responding to concerns about concussions. How are they doing this? Not with science. Not with rule changes. Not with a culture shift. But with more eyes…in the stands. I can’t even wrap my head around how (1) this suggestion even came up and, (2) who said “Sure! The fans…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Read about Prab Rai, one of the handful of South Asian prospects waiting to make their mark on the NHL. [Vancity Buzz] The Grand Jury has postponed Patrick Kane’s case for a possible settlement [Buffalo News]; but, even if…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The Patrick Kane commentary continues from [Sporting News] and [Katie Speaks] In light of the Kane situation, an excellent read on how victims are portrayed – and often villified – in reportage of sexual assault cases. [Hockey Wilderness] The…
Last October I started a (fledgling) campaign to eradicate sock tape from the game of ice hockey. A tiny campaign it remains, but at least now I know I am not the only one championing the cause. A few weeks ago, a representative from Superior Hockey reached out to advertise their new SokStraps. They seem…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Catch up on all of the Patrick Kane rape allegation news and commentary: his day with the Stanley Cup from [The Chicago Tribune]; the power in supporting rape accusers [Pension Plan Puppets]; his removal from EA’s NHL 16 cover…
The following is an excerpt from C.L.R. James book, Beyond a Boundary. It was written in 1963 about cricket in the West Indies, but while I was reading it on my commute yesterday this passage stood out as painfully relevant: But that is not why I remember Matthew. For ne’er-do-well, in fact vicious character, as…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! If you haven’t heard, China has been awarded the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, and it seems that this choice may bode well for the NHL. [Sports Illustrated] Where are all the female coaches in the NHL? This question could…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. After a brief hiatus, we are back to posting this feature weekly. Enjoy! Serena Williams won her 21st career Grand Slam, but what does that have to do with hockey? Pension Plan Puppets uses a recent New York Times article…
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