United. pic.twitter.com/wRgXRHVUsA — WNBA (@WNBA) August 27, 2020 On a night when the NBA and WNBA decided that the joy of basketball was inappropriate, the NHL decided to hit the ice. On a night when Naomi Osaka wrote, “I don’t expect anything drastic to happen with me not playing, but if I can get a…
Y’all are making me mad. So mad that I’ve adopted a Southern accent for this post and I’m from the Pacific Northwest. And by “y’all,” I mean the NHL. The league and its clubs said they were ready to listen and learn so they could be part of the solution. I don’t know what you…
The music swelled over 44 seconds of Instagram comments praising Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin, across images of Seguin at a Black Lives Matter Protest in a now deleted NHL.com video. The accompanying Tweet read “Listen. Learn. Use your platform to encourage others to do the same” (none of which this video was doing). The…
Roundtables are an occasional feature on Hockey in Society. Roundtables present brief commentaries from Hockey in Society contributors on pressing or timely issues within hockey and its culture, with the aim of presenting multiple critical viewpoints on the topic under discussion. P.K. Subban stated a few weeks ago that he would not be kneeling during…
Formerly known as “Weekly Links,” our round-up of important and interesting pieces from the hockey blogosphere and media will now appear twice a month. The New Jersey Devils are financially investing in the New York Riveters of the NWHL. The Riveters will now be known as the Metro Riveters and will be able to practice…
[Editor’s note: This piece was published in September, 2016. Given its relevance today, it is currently being pinned on the front page of Hockey in Society.] Co-written by Courtney Szto & Mark Norman. Has any individual ever created as much of a stir for sitting as Colin Kaepernick? Rosa Parks certainly sat in defiance but…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Every once and awhile [The Player’s Tribune] does one of these “this is how we play hockey in [insert country here]” and this time is Switzerland’s turn. If you’ve never read one of these pieces I suggest reading a…
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