by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s hockey national team roster has been cut from 28 players to 23, which is the Olympic roster maximum. Forwards Britta Curl and Lacey Eden and defenders Natalie Buchbinder, Kali Flanagan and Anna Wilgren have been removed from the roster. Read...
by admin | Nov 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Mars Area High School’s female goalie skated onto the ice on Monday to a very different sound than she did just one week ago, when she heard nothing but sexually explicit chants, all aimed toward her. This time, she heard cheers from a fully sold out UMPC...
by admin | Nov 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The corrosive nature of hockey culture has been exposed throughout the past year, and it’s no different at the high school level, unfortunately. During a Thursday game between Pittsburgh-area Armstrong High School and Mars Hockey Club, a number of Armstrong students...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Former United States Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman tweeted her support for former Chicago Blackhawks prospect Kyle Beach on Thursday after he came forward as the previously unnamed player in an investigation into the Blackhawks’ handling of a 2010 sexual assault...
by admin | Sep 6, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
A viral video of the makeshift weight rooms at this year’s NCAA March Madness tournament, posted by University of Oregon’s Sedona Prince, gained national attention for encapsulating the gender disparity that exists between men’s and women’s...
by admin | Sep 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The United States women’s hockey team is on to the gold medal game at the IIHF World Championship after defeating Finland 3-0 on Monday. Alex Carpenter got the U.S. on the board first, tipped one in from the point to beat netminder Anni Keisala for her third goal of...
by admin | May 19, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Former U.S. women’s national ice hockey team captain Meghan Duggan is joining the New Jersey Devils as a manager of player development. “I’m looking forward to getting to work, and adding value in an area that I’ve committed my entire...
by admin | May 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
ESPN continues to fill out its NHL broadcasting team for next season and beyond, with their latest hire there being Leah Hextall. Hextall has done some previous work for ESPN, including interviews at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and play-by-play at the NCAA men’s...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW
A new collection of women’s apparel is coming to the NHL thanks to a multiyear agreement between the league and sports broadcaster Erin Andrews’ WEAR brand. Each of the NHL’s 32 teams (including the Seattle Kraken, the league’s 2021-22 expansion...
by admin | Mar 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Despite the 2021 National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) season ending early because of a COVID-19 outbreak, broadcasters like Alexis Pearson are thrilled at the growth the league saw in just ten days, thanks in part to the games being shown on the streaming platform...
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