by admin | Sep 27, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In a groundbreaking moment, the NHL is set to witness history tonight as Jessica Campbell, assistant coach for the Coachella Valley Firebirds, joins the coaching staff of the Seattle Kraken for their game against the Calgary Flames. While women have previously held...
by admin | Feb 6, 2023 | Representation, SEW
he Florida Panthers are offering Canadian forward Sarah Nurse a job to run their new program designed to get more girls playing hockey. Nurse scored a highlight-reel goal against New York Rangers netminder Igor Shesterkin during the NHL’s All-Star Skills Competition...
by admin | Dec 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
If you take a quick snapshot today of the status of professional women’s sports in North America, you might assume only a small dent has been made in the overall sports landscape. Many male athletes are still getting incredibly rich and men’s sports continue to...
by admin | Nov 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Rachel Doerrie, a former employee in the Vancouver Canucks analytics department, filed a complaint against the team last week, alleging discrimination by the organization when she was fired in September. On Sunday, Doerrie tweeted out a copy of the complaint, which...
by admin | Aug 18, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Vancouver Canucks added a pair of women, Émilie Castonguay and Cammi Granato, as assistant general managers this season. They were the first, and others followed. Similarly, women have been hired in player development roles, and as members of analytics...
by admin | Aug 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The National Hockey League cracked its glass ceiling for front-office hiresduring the 1996-97 season when the Anaheim Ducks made Angela Gorgone the first female assistant general manager in league history. Nearly 25 years passed for the roof to shatter. Read...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Robin Herman, who as a hockey reporter for The New York Times broke a gender barrier when she became one of the first female journalists to enter a men’s professional sports locker room in North America, died on Tuesday at her home in Waltham, Mass. She was 70. Her...
by admin | Jan 30, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Emilie Castonguay who was named the assistant general manager of the NHL Canucks, making her the first female AGM in team history. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to to the person who set hidden cameras...
by admin | Jan 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Wendy Marco stood on the ice at the Washington Capitals’ practice facility in early January and faced a group of 7- and 8-year-olds as she explained the difference between a verb and a noun. Learning, Marco explained, is a verb. It is an action and something that...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
With the year winding down and few Canadians paying attention on the last Monday before Christmas, swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Maggie Mac Neil set a short-course world record in the 50-metre backstroke in Abu Dhabi. It was an entirely appropriate coda to...
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