Weekly Links: Steve Montador’s family sues the NHL; Patrick O’Sullivan talks about his abusive father; the NWHL get its first corporate sponsor; and more.

The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! If you haven’t read Patrick O’Sullivan’s piece for [The Player’s Tribune] about his experiences as a victim of child abuse, stop what you are doing and read it RIGHT NOW. It is extremely poignant, reflective, and a necessary conversation.…

Weekly Links: News on the concussion lawsuit against the NHL; Jujhar Khaira and NHLers of Punjabi heritage; and more

The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! A member of the ongoing concussions lawsuit against the NHL, ex-NHLer Rudy Poeschek, speaks about the league and his experiences with head trauma in hockey. [Huffington Post] Meanwhile, investigative journalists and former players are trying to get the NHL’s email…

Weekly Links: A look at the CHL “puppy mill”; more Patrick Kane; Brian Trottier writes to his younger self; and more.

The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! We’re starting off with a great article from [The Walrus] on the “puppy mill” that is the Canadian Hockey League. Read about how former Niagara Icedog, Sam Berg, is taking the league to court. [Vice Sports] takes a look…

Weekly Links: A call to ban Aboriginal nicknames and logos; Sequel to “Goon” in production; NHL changes All-Star Game format; and more

The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Justice Murray Sinclair, who oversaw Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the treatment of Aboriginals in Canada, spoke out against the use of Aboriginal and Native American nicknames and mascots in sports. [CTV News] Meanwhile, in the US, the University of North…

Weekly Links: No criminal charges for Kane; State and provincial tax rates affect on NHLers’ salaries; Is the NHL ready for an openly gay player? and more

The Erie County DA will not be bringing charges against Patrick Kane, bringing an end to the criminal investigation of him. [TSN] Meanwhile, this excellent collective post reflects on the accuser’s decision to withdraw from cooperating with the investigation, and the broad problem of sexual assault against women and the legal process around it. [SB…

Weekly Links: Canadians no longer dominate the NHL (in numbers); WHL institutes mandatory sexual assault training; Patrick O’Sullivan releases new book; and more.

The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Well it may be “Canada’s game” figuratively, but in actual numbers, for the first time in the League’s 98 year history, Canadians no longer make up the majority of NHL players. [TSN] The WHL is instituting mandatory training about…

Weekly Links: Excitement at the launch of the NWHL; King’s settlement with Mike Richards setting a dangerous precedent; TSN’s Aaron Ward arrested; and more

The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The NWHL opened its first season last weekend. Joe DeLessio, Greg Wyshynski, and Lindsay Gibbs all had good overviews of the new league. [Sports on Earth; Puck Daddy; Think Progress] Meanwhile, Brigitte Noël questions what will happen with the…

Weekly Links: Manon Rheaume trading cards; Zach Kassian and Sean Avery news; the power of hockey to heal; and more.

The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The opening day for the NWHL is on Sunday October 11th (Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend!) and the Buffalo Beauts will be handing out commemorative pucks to the first 1,000 attendees. Additionally, the first 500 will receive a Manon Rheaume trading…