A few years ago, I had a conversation with Danny Flynn, who, at the time, was the head coach of the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He mentioned in passing that the team consistently had trouble settling on ice time with its home rink, the Moncton Coliseum, from which the Wildcats…
Ever wonder how the chain of misbehaved Junior hockey players got started? I suggest that we look beyond Junior hockey for answers. Every so often the media erupts with stories of Junior hockey players behaving badly. Over the past few years, these eruptions have gathered speed as social media facilitates our ability to share such…
*Cross posted on The Rabbit Hole. Hopefully, you are familiar with sledge hockey at this point but what do you know about Blind Hockey? So often we judge people by what they are unable to do that we forget about all the things of which they are capable. While blind hockey may not match the…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! While the CWHL is currently the top elite circuit for women’s hockey, there was a lot of buzz the past week about the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL), which launched eight days ago. It will play its first season…
The W Network recently launched a “reality” series called, Hockey Wives. It’s like the wife version of 24/7…but not nearly as awesome. I watched the season premiere, titled “Married to the Game,” and, well, there were tears, giggles, and diamonds. The website describes the show as such: Being married to the game comes with its…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! An interesting look at how NHL culture is shifting and how this is contributing to a decline in fighting and the enforcer role. [Globe and Mail] Rick Westhead reports that a group of former players suing the NHL over…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Rest in peace Matthew Wuest, founder of the popular and impactful website Cap Geek. Matthew passed away from cancer this week. [Puck Daddy] If you missed Vicky Grygar’s open letter to CHL President David Branch about the compensation of…
By Vicky Grygar Dear Mr. Branch, What is going on with major junior hockey? No, seriously, what the $%&! is going on with major junior hockey? We know each other. Over the past several years I have sent you multiple correspondences, and our names have appeared in many of the same newspaper articles. We share…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Cogratulations to the Boston Blades, your 2015 CWHL Champions who won the Clarkson Cup in an overtime match against the Montreal Stars. [Stanley Cup of Chowder] Steve Dangle interviews the Blades’ superstar Hilary Knight about the Clarkson Cup win, her…
By Zuzana Botikova Here comes yet another post about the ice-hockey phenomenon in the context of a small central European country – Slovakia. This time I shall be looking closer on the Slovak goalies… or, better to say, their image. It seems that these clumsy looking guys in their oversized gear steal the hearts of…
Hockey in Society / Hockey dans la société 