This post is an excerpt from Dr. Sam McKegney’s open access article published in the current volume of the Journal of Emerging Sport Studies. Sam is a settler scholar of Indigenous literatures. He has authored two monographs concerned with Indigenous literary art and is the editor of a collection of interviews on the subject of…
Jordan O’Dell, PhD student (he/him) is a Black, Mad (PDDer and OCPDer), pan, cis-man interdisciplinary scholar-activist-practitioner working in the municipal sector and studying in Brock University’s Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. When not working, he enjoys engaging in the leisurely little pleasures of life: streaming a good show, sharing a good laugh, and savouring authentic…
When I was growing up in Vancouver, there were two groups of people in every hockey dressing room: there were the “White Kids” and the “Brown/Asian Kids”, and there was me. Nobody ever spoke about these groups and yet, they existed. I didn’t have this experience in my neighbourhood or my school and although I…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Kim Davis, the NHL’s executive vice president for social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs is working hard on bringing diversity to the NHL. [Greg Wyshynski, ESPN] Davis also recaps wrote about what Black History Month means to her to…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. The World Para Ice Hockey (WPIH) is aiming to hold the first Women’s World Championship in October 2021. [Canada Women’s Sledge Hockey] Melissa Burgess recaps the NWHL All-Star Game for The Victory Press. Eleni Demestihas looks at potential cities for…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Willie O’Ree is now on official currency. The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a Willie O’Ree commemorative $20 silver coin [William Douglas, NHL.com] The documentary Willie (check out Courtney Szto’s review here) will screen across Canada Feb 24th, if each location can…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. The UK Elite Ice Hockey League’s Manchester Storm defender Zach Sullivan is the first professional male ice hockey player to publicly identify as bisexual. [BBC] “As long as I am the president, women’s hockey will be in the budget of…
In a world where Tilda Swinton was cast to play a Tibetan in Doctor Strange, and Scarlett Johanssen was cast for a Japanese character in Ghost in the Shell, it is an understatement to say that there is a lack of Asian visibility in Canadian and American popular culture. Despite the fact that Asian Americans make up…
Guest Post By Kristi Allain Kristi, born and raised in Nogojiwanong, inherited a love of hockey from her mother – a passionate Peterborough Petes fan who frequently boasts that she missed only one game with birth of her two daughters. Kristi’s love of hockey has fuelled her research program, where she’s investigated hockey and national…
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. William Douglas has a great profile on Bev Beaver, a First Nations athlete from the Six Nations Reserve who had a prolific career at a time when women’s options for competitive…
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