The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. The PWHPA is heading to Tokyo to play a three game series against the Japanese National Women’s Hockey team. [PWHPA] Kuwait opened it’s newest ice rink with the inaugural 2020 Open Championship for Professional Arab Clubs and an exhibition game…
This past Sunday night, the CBC’s investigative news program, The Fifth Estate, broadcast a report in which the wives of three former NHL enforcers shared moving stories of their experiences with the long-term consequences of brain injury. The half-hour segment, titled “Hockey Fight: Wives Reveal the Cost of Concussions,” was hosted by Bob McKeown and…
Donald Brashear, veteran of 16 NHL seasons and over 200 fights, now works as a Tim Horton’s cashier. The national Canadian media felt this was a story we needed to know about (even if the National Post was unconcerned about what Brashear looked like, running a photo of fellow black enforcer Georges Laraque in his…
In keeping with our effort to highlight academic research on hockey, we are pleased to post details about presentations occurring at the the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) annual conference, which took place from May 25-28 in Winnipeg, MB. The full 2018 book of abstracts can be viewed here, and you can see…
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. Perhaps the biggest news, or most unique news, in the last couple of weeks was the announcement that the North and South Korean women’s national teams would be presented as a…
This is Part 2 of a three-part series. Part 1 can be viewed here. Part 3 will be posted later in the summer. To mark Canada’s sesquicentennial, this three-part post briefly reflects on 150 significant events, people, and institutions in the history of Canadian hockey. Unlike many such reflections, this post includes not only the…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Perhaps the hottest hockey piece circulating this week was Mike Bossy’s letter to his younger self for [The Player’s Tribune]. President Trump has pulled out of the Paris Accord and “Captain Serious” (aka Jonathan Toews) had something to say about…
Eric Duhatschek has a long piece on the growth of women’s hockey, and the challenges that remain. [Globe and Mail] Jared Book has an in-depth interview with Shauna Davis, who helped organize the successful match by Les Canadiennes de Montreal at the Bell Centre, about this game and the relationship between the CWHL club and the…
After a holiday hiatus, the Weekly Links are back! The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The NWHL has released a comprehensive policy on transgender athletes competing in its league. Jen Neale breaks down the policy, which was crafted in consultation with You Can Play and…
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…
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