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To suit or track suit? Evander Kane and the politics of respectability

Here’s the backstory: Evander Kane wore a tracksuit to a team meeting.  Team policy is to wear a suit.  Teammate Dustin Byfuglien took said tracksuit and threw it in to the shower.  Evander Kane left practice.  Social media loves the drama. I think many of us who have participated in team sports have probably been taught…

February 7, 2015 in Blog posts.

The Politics of Sending Stanley Cup “Loser Gear” to the Developing World

You might notice something funny about the picture above – although they played in the 2004 Stanley Cup Final, the Calgary Flames lost Game 7 and the Cup to the Tampa Bay Lightning. But, of course, the NHL licensed official Flames championship gear in case the Flames did win the Stanley Cup. This is standard…

November 3, 2011 in Blog posts.

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