The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Former Oiler, Ryan Smyth was the victim of a dirty hit during a senior playoff game. [Edmonton Sun] Researchers at the University of Calgary have observed a significant decrease in concussions after a body checking ban was instituted in…
Every February since 2013, the seven Canadian NHL teams host Hockey Talks, a NHLPA led program aimed at “destigmatizing” mental illness. The effort was initiated by former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa after teammate Rick Rypien’s suicide in 2011. In addition to media spots, public service announcements, and the hashtag #hockeytalks, the team’s websites link…
Matt Ventresca, Hockey in Society contributor and postdoc researcher at Georgia Tech, has a great piece on how addressing sociocultural factors, in addition to employing technological advances, is needed to reduce concussions in hockey and other contact sports. [Engaging Sports] Ken Campbell on how hockey agents are recruiting clients at younger and younger ages, and…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Retired NHL’er Mike Comrie is currently under investigation for rape allegations. [The Score] Corey Hirsch penned a must-read piece for [The Player’s Tribune] detailing his struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder. Looks like good news for the CWHL with an…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! With a potentially momentous lawsuit working its way through the courts, Gare Joyce gets you up to speed on the latest in the legal quest for CHL players to be paid for their labour. [Sportsnet] The NHL recently appointed…
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…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The NHL-run World Cup of Hockey is underway in Toronto. Despite some half empty arenas, international fans have made their presence known. [Sportsnet] Team Europe may not exist at the 2020 World Cup. A look at this hybrid team…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Well Ovi might not have a Cup but he has a ring now! Ovechkin had a small ceremony and broke the news to everyone via Instagram. [CBC] Edmonton’s new arena is set to open soon but the city wonders if…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Gabriel Landeskog penned an important piece about concussions for the [Player’s Tribune]. Evander Kane has pleaded not guilty to his charges of non-criminal harassment, disorderly conduct and trespass. [Canoe Sports] Then when the Buffalo Sabres wished him a happy birthday…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The first edition of the African Ice Hockey Cup is being played in Rabat, Morocco. The tournament features six teams representing four countries: the Rabat Capitals, Casablanca Bears and Morocco Mallers (Morocco); the Algiers Corsaires (Algeria); the Carthage…
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