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. R.I.P. Larry Kwong, the NHL player of colour. Kwong, who was Chinese-Canadian, played briefly for the New York Rangers in 1948 and enjoyed a successful career in the Quebec Senior Hockey…
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. JJ Adams and Patrick Johnston take an in-depth look at the privatization of Canadian elite youth sport, including hockey academies that can cost parents tens of thousands of dollars annually. [The…
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. [Editor’s note: Due to the holidays, this Links Round-up is appearing a week late] Fred Sasakamoose, who survived abusive residential schools and played 11 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1953-54,…
This is Part 1 of a three-part series. Parts 2 and 3 will be posted over the summer. Today marks 150 years since the nation-state of Canada was formally created, with the implementation of the British North America Act. Although this is a cause for celebration by many Canadians, others – notably many Indigenous Canadians…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! Henry Boucha is a Native American hockey player who won a silver medal with Team USA at the 1972 Olympics and played in NHL in the mid-1970s. He is also a US military veteran and Indigenous activist, and was…
The Weekly Links post highlights important or interesting writing from the hockey blogosphere and media. Enjoy! The NWHL opened its first season last weekend. Joe DeLessio, Greg Wyshynski, and Lindsay Gibbs all had good overviews of the new league. [Sports on Earth; Puck Daddy; Think Progress] Meanwhile, Brigitte Noël questions what will happen with the…
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…
This feature highlights articles or blog entries that are related to Hockey in Society’s areas of interest and that may be of interest to the site’s readers. Please check out some of the great writing that is happening in the hockey media and blogosphere! Congratulations to Team Canada for winning gold at the Four Nations…
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