The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Sad news this morning, as NHL superstar Gordie Howe, A.K.A. “Mr. Hockey,” passed away. He was 88 years old. [TSN; Sportsnet] There was some controversy about players like P.K. Subban and Kris Letang being “snubbed” for Canada’s World Cup…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Ryan Minkoff penned a piece for [The Player’s Tribune] about playing “Overseas and Alone” in Finland. George Laraque was an enforcer on the ice and apparently is also one off it. During a charity baseball game, Laraque participated in…
NBC’s Mike Milbury landed in hot water when he suggested that Tampa Bay Lightning players should attempt to injure opponents when they make physical contact. Victoria Silverwood discussed the incident right here on this blog. [Hockey in Society] With raging wildfires decimating the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Scottie Upshall of the St. Louis Blues…
By Victoria Silverwood Last night as San Jose Sharks played the St Louis Blues in the Western Conference final of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Mike Milbury, hockey analyst for NBCSN made the following statement: “This is so unsatisfying for me as a former coach to watch a player with a slash that doesn’t really hurt…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Rick Westhead has an excellent long form piece on hockey in Ukraine following the invasion by Russia in 2014. It focuses on HC Donbasss, a then-KHL team whose arena was torched following the invasion. The team has sat out…
Summer is just around the corner which means you need some fun reading to enjoy while basking in the sun or travelling on a plane. Here is a list of 10 hockey books that may pique your interest. I have tried to pull from titles that were released in late 2015 through to ones that…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Amanda Kessel signed with the New York Riveters this past week giving the team their first bona fide superstar. She will be the highest paid woman in the NWHL…making a staggering $26,000 [ESPNW] [The Hockey Writers] It’s pretty much…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! First up, it’s not exactly hockey related, but it’s also not unrelated. [Just Not Sports] put together a powerful PSA this week regarding the online harassment that female sports journalists face on a daily basis. Julie DiCaro, one of…
Privilege operates all the time and often in seemingly innocuous ways. I went to a stick n’puck session recently with a friend and I had to leave earlier than her. Stick n’puck sessions are usually co-ed; translation: 90-100% men. Due to the lack of women that usually show up to stick n’puck sessions, rinks don’t always delineate…
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