Hockey Canada’s Testimony Was a Telling Disaster
There were two particularly damaging issues in Smith, Renney, and Andrew’s testimony.
Links Round-Up: “Tiger” Williams charged with sexual assault and assault; UAE women’s national team visits D.C.; concussions in women’s ice hockey; and more
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. Former Toronto Maple Leaf, Dave “Tiger” Williams has been charged with sexual assault and assault by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service. [Global News] An all-black hockey game was recently held…
Links Round-up: J.T. Brown – the NHL’s activist?; CWHL salaries; NHL releases “Declaration of Principles”; and more
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. The hockey world has been pretty quiet with respect to Black Lives Matter activism and generally on an issues related to racial discrimination, with the exception of J.T. Brown. In late…
Weekly Links: Sexual assault investigation after Penguins’ game; Oilers’ arena bathroom controversy; Sidney Crosby’s concussion; and more
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. The Pittsburgh police are investigating after a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted in a washroom at PPG Paints Arena during the most recent Penguins playoff game. [The Score] The Edmonton Oilers have decided that the needs of their…
Weekly Links: St. Louis Blues shut down racist commenter; Nunavut girl’s program shut down; how the NHL is dealing with sexual assault and domestic violence; and more
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! ICYMI we had two new posts this week: A guest post encouraging empathy for sexual assault survivors in the locker room [Ensuring the Co-Ed Hockey is for Everyone], and new contributor, Doo Jae Park wrote about identity and radicalization…
Ensuring that co-ed hockey is for everyone: Empathy at the rink
*Trigger Warning: sexual assault/abuse* This is a guest post. The writer has chosen to remain anonymous. After decades of playing women’s hockey, I decided to join a co-ed league a few years ago. It was an opportunity to play on the same team as my husband, and to find a new social circle after returning…
Weekly Links: NWHL cutting players’ salaries; Vegas Golden Knights unveiled; Remembering Manon Rheaume; and more
In case you missed it, Courtney Szto and I reflected on the strange intersection of hockey and politics during our visit to a Tampa Bay Lightning game a week before the US election. [Hockey in Society] Shocking news from the NWHL, which announced that it is cutting player salaries in order to stay financially viable.…
Weekly Links: Shannon Szabados dropped; Truth and Reconciliation; “Native Mascotry”; and more
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Former Windsor Spitfire and New Jersey Devils prospect, Ben Johnson, has been sentenced to three years in prison for a sexual assault that occurred when he was 18-years-old. [Yahoo Sports] There has been a lot of debate around “native…
Weekly Links: Teaching hockey in China; hockey films at TIFF; the NHL and sexual assault; and more
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Every once and awhile [The Player’s Tribune] does one of these “this is how we play hockey in [insert country here]” and this time is Switzerland’s turn. If you’ve never read one of these pieces I suggest reading a…
Weekly Links: Remembering the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crash; Hockey Canada’s new transgender policies; World Cup of Hockey anthem controversies; and more
September 7 marked the 5th anniversary of the tragic airplane crash that took the lives of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) players and staff, as well as the airplane staff. R.I.P. [Sportsnet] It is 5 years since the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crash killed 44 players/staff. 4 years ago we reflected on the tragedy. https://t.co/KLew23oIMB — Hockey in…
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