The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! First up, it’s not exactly hockey related, but it’s also not unrelated. [Just Not Sports] put together a powerful PSA this week regarding the online harassment that female sports journalists face on a daily basis. Julie DiCaro, one of…
After Andrew Shaw of the Chicago Blackhawks was suspended for using a gay sluron the ice, gay Chicago sports reporter Chris Hine urges people not to condemn Shaw, but instead to examine the culture in which his actions took place. [Chicago Tribune] Bad news for Rogers Sportsnet in the second year of its 12-year, $5.2…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The 2016 Canadian Blind Hockey Tournament took place in Toronto this past weekend. Read the tournament recaps here [Blind Ice Hockey][Toronto Sun] The Calgary Hitmen of the WHL recently held their first ever multicultural night. [Global News Calgary] Scott Wheeler,…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! James Mirtle with a must-read about fighting in junior hockey in the CHL, which features much higher rates of fighting than the NHL. [Globe and Mail] On the heels of Mirtle’s article, the CHL is discussing the role of…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Shannon Miller, who is being fired under contentious circumstances as the head coach of University of Minnesota-Duluth, speaks about her situation. [Curve] A good look at the NWHL and player salaries, and the conflicted feelings of athletes grateful for…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! If you are going to be in the Northeast in July, consider checking out The Hockey Conference being hosted by the University of New Brunswick. The conference is geared towards practitioners, academics, and coaches. Bonus, you can hang out…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Victor Hedman, of the Tampa Bay Lightning, has an interesting piece on growing up playing hockey in Sweden and the differences between this experience and that of North American youth. [Player’s Tribune] With superstar Amanda Kessel leaving college after…
Guest post by Tess L. Bracken Tess L. Bracken is a freshman at Dartmouth College, playing Division I Women’s Hockey for the Big Green. She is from Winnipeg, MB, where she played prep hockey for the Balmoral Hall Blazers of Balmoral Hall School. Tess is considering majoring in Neuroscience and a possible career in medicine…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! In case you missed them, we had two new Hockey in Society posts this week. Courtney Szto wrote a critical analysis of the Pride Tape anti-homophobia initiative, while Alvin Ma reported on his observations from the second annual CWHL…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Montreal Canadiens player Alex Galchenyuk was allegedly attacked by his girlfriend, who was arrested on domestic violence charges. Paul Wheeler has an insightful look at how Galchenyuk has been treated (spoiler: misogynistic insults and questions about his sexuality and…
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