The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! A collective post by five women hockey writers: “The NHL has a responsibility to suspend Patrick Kane”. [SB Nation] The new NWHL is paying its athletes, which is great. The top earner for the innagural season (Kelli Stack of…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. (And boy was there lots going on this week!) Enjoy! The NHL has mandated that all teams enhance security at games with walk-through metal detectors. This change is supposedly brought on by recent shootings, such as the Parliament Hill shooting…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Read about Prab Rai, one of the handful of South Asian prospects waiting to make their mark on the NHL. [Vancity Buzz] The Grand Jury has postponed Patrick Kane’s case for a possible settlement [Buffalo News]; but, even if…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The Patrick Kane commentary continues from [Sporting News] and [Katie Speaks] In light of the Kane situation, an excellent read on how victims are portrayed – and often villified – in reportage of sexual assault cases. [Hockey Wilderness] The…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Catch up on all of the Patrick Kane rape allegation news and commentary: his day with the Stanley Cup from [The Chicago Tribune]; the power in supporting rape accusers [Pension Plan Puppets]; his removal from EA’s NHL 16 cover…
With the news that the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane is being investigated for sexual assault, a strong and impassioned critique of the culture of the NHL (and hockey more broadly) with regards to its lack of action on sexual abuse and other problems: “The culture of the game is a horror show, it permeates several layers…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! While the CWHL is currently the top elite circuit for women’s hockey, there was a lot of buzz the past week about the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL), which launched eight days ago. It will play its first season…
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