Chelsea Alvarez passed away tragically in a hiking incident. She was described by those who knew her as “a beautiful soul.” She was 24 years old. She was born in Canada and moved to Italy. She was a daughter. She was a fiancé. She was a mechanical engineer. She was a former restaurant employee. She…
After a holiday hiatus, the Weekly Links are back! The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The NWHL has released a comprehensive policy on transgender athletes competing in its league. Jen Neale breaks down the policy, which was crafted in consultation with You Can Play and…
I used to love the World Juniors – I was devastated when Marc-André Fleury and his awesome yellow pads were unable to win gold in 2003. This was equaled the next year I skipped high school to watch the gold medal game only to see Fleury score the winning goal on himself banking a clearing…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Henry Boucha is a Native American hockey player who won a silver medal with Team USA at the 1972 Olympics and played in NHL in the mid-1970s. He is also a US military veteran and Indigenous activist, and was…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Leading us off, is a [New York Times] piece about Kelsey Koelzer and Sarah Nurse who are inspiring more diversity in women’s hockey. HNIC Punjabi’s Harnarayan Singh became the first Sikh to join Sportsnet’s Wednesday night hockey broadcast this…
In case you missed it, Courtney Szto and I reflected on the strange intersection of hockey and politics during our visit to a Tampa Bay Lightning game a week before the US election. [Hockey in Society] Shocking news from the NWHL, which announced that it is cutting player salaries in order to stay financially viable.…
One of the benefits of an annual November sports conference is the possibility of catching an NHL game in a new city. Mark and I recently attended the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference in Tampa, Florida and, as luck would have it, the Lightning were in town during our stay. In…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Bryan Bickell or the Carolina Hurricanes has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. [Vice Sports] Former Vancouver Canuck, Brent Sopel, has decided to go back to school despite difficulties with dyslexia. [Daily Hive] The Arizona Coyotes have announced plans for…
Recently the Chinese women’s national hockey team did a mini-tour of Vancouver playing against some of the local women’s teams. With one of the few bids still in for the 2022 Winter Games, China wants to be able to hold it’s own in front of a home crowd if the opportunity should arise. When the team…
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