Valentine Maka: Growing Women’s Hockey in Belgium Nathaniel Oliver | August 2, 2018 Belgium has never been known as a hockey hotbed. For women and girls especially, it is incredibly difficult to even obtain opportunities to play the game. Great strides have certainly…
Canada Roster for Hlinka Gretzky Cup a Little WHL-Heavy Ryan Pike | August 2, 2018 Team Canada has historically been a dominant force in the annual under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. The event has been transformed into the Hlinka Gretzky Cup beginning this year as…
Ball Hockey: There’s More to Hockey Than Just Ice Jackie Spiegel | June 1, 2018 They travel from countries around the world and walk onto the rink with flames erupting around them. Together, the players stand shoulder-to-shoulder on the blue line in uniforms representing their country,…
Meet Sweden’s Little Ball of Hate – Alicia Hiis Nathaniel Oliver | May 30, 2018 Though she may be only 17 years old and all of 5-foot-1, Alicia Hiis is a firecracker. And that is both on the ice and off of it. The young…
Senators at the 2018 World Championship The Hockey Writers | May 19, 2018 With All-Star names like Matt Duchene and Erik Karlsson passing on the chance to represent their countries at the World Hockey Championships this month in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, let’s…
Red Wings at the World Championship Jacob Messing | May 16, 2018 After the seven-game preliminary round, let’s check in on the seven Detroit Red Wings representatives at the 2018 IIHF World Championship. Those seven reps include six players over four teams,…
NHL Players & Prospects to Represent Russia in Denmark Alessandro Seren Rosso | May 2, 2018 On May 1, the Russian Hockey Federation published the roster for the upcoming IIHF World Championship in Denmark. The roster will include several NHL players and prospects, and it could…
International Hockey Champ Mira Jalosuo Is All About Values Nathaniel Oliver | May 1, 2018 Perhaps the reason why more people do not know who Mira Jalosuo is stems from her humbleness as an athlete, and the fact that her values take up more space…
Going Higher: Hockey Played at Record-Breaking Altitude Jackie Spiegel | April 26, 2018 We’ve all played hockey in tough conditions. There are the rinks where fog makes it almost impossible to see or the boards look like they’ll fall over if you touch…
Kiti Seikkula: Women’s Hockey’s Next Great Finn Nathaniel Oliver | April 12, 2018 As is the case for any sport, proponents of women’s hockey want to be “in the know” as to who the up-and-comers of their game will be. Women’s hockey turned…
Finns Flash in Today’s NHL Kyle Gipe | March 20, 2018 As hockey has grown as a global sport, an increase in non-North American players in the NHL has occurred simultaneously. Although the best and largest number of players still come…
Maren Knudsen Is the Future for Norwegian Women’s Hockey Nathaniel Oliver | March 1, 2018 Know your competition. It is a key concept for sport, business, and certain portions of everyday life – know your competition. For women’s hockey, that pool of competition is about…
