Please note this article is cross-posted on The Rabbit Hole. While doing research on hockey and Canadian masculinity I read an article by Jay Scherer and Lisa McDermott, from the University of Alberta, titled “Playing promotional politics: Mythologizing hockey and manufacturing “ordinary” Canadians.” In the article the authors argue that Canada’s conservative government has used…
Don Cherry has stated outright that “Racism is not in the NHL. Of all the sports in the world, it’s the one that doesn’t have racism.” Whether true or false his statement is worthy of examination. If it is true then we have to figure out what it is about hockey that naturally eliminates racism.…
Yahoo Sports recently released an article titled, NHL players on the move to Europe during lockout, touching briefly on the fact that with NHLers moving over to play in the KHL and other European leagues a debate has started about how many players are forced out of their day jobs. Jaromir Jagr is quoted in…
It would seem that when the players take the summer off so too do the hockey bloggers. Well, while everyone else has been glued to the Olympics I have been combing through hockey literature in preparation for grad school applications. If you can’t watch hockey in the summer, reading about it is a close second.…
During the pre-game interview with Zach Parise before Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Parise mentioned that he is involved with an organization called Defending the Blue Line (DTBL). The interview showed Parise hanging out with military men and their families while shooting some stuff. This peaked my interest so I decided to look…
Last night, Steve Bernier hit Rob Scuderi from behind in the first period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bernier received a five minute major and was ejected from the game for his hit. Scuderi left the ice and returned at the start of the second period. During the Kings five minute power…
I figured as a hockey blogger who agreed with all of the naysayers when the announcement about While the Men Watch came out that I owed it to the ladies to at least watch some of their show to give them the benefit of the doubt. Well, I did and I could only take one…
This weekend the University of British Columbia hosted an alumni weekend and one of the events (the only one I attended!) was a panel discussion titled – Should fighting be banned from hockey? I went with my hockey blogger hat on and was very pleased with the discussion that took place. I must commend UBC…
Cross posted on The Rabbit Hole. The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) has come up with a, shall we say, intriguing gimmick for the Stanley Cup finals this year. It will be introducing While the Men Watch, a live, sports talk show for women. Hosted by Lena Sutherland and Jules Mancuso, the program [will follow] the…
Sport is a consumptive activity. Winter sports are even more consumptive. The NHL seems to have figured this out and has taken on a myriad of green activities to off-set its environmental impact. As someone who has spent a good amount of time researching corporate social responsibility initiatives the NHL Green program makes my head…
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