While I remain firmly entrenched in my anti-fighting stance, two recent events have forced me to examine how I, and others in the anti-fighting movement, communicate our viewpoints and engage with people who do not share our opinions. These moments have given me pause for reflection and led me to an important conclusion: That the…
Ken Dryden is known for many things: one of the most prolific eight-year careers ever by an NHL goaltender; a seven-year political career as a Member of Parliament for Canada’s Liberal Party; the author of The Game, considered one of the greatest and most insightful hockey books of all-time. Dryden is now making a new…
I am fortunate as a graduate student to study something that I love: sports. Since I was a baby, I have followed sports—especially hockey—passionately and exhaustively. Many of my best friends are also huge fans, and lengthy discussions about sport, often over pints of beer, are a common feature of my social life—as they are…
Hockey in Society / Hockey dans la société 