NHL Has Come A Long Way on Mental Health Paul Quinney | June 1, 2021 It was once said that hockey was played by men with an iron will and murderous determination. Real hockey players never showed fear or vulnerability, or weakness. Ever. Not only…
Flames’ Rinaldo Using His Voice for Mental Health Awareness Jayden Wasney | May 4, 2021 When Zac Rinaldo was drafted 178th overall in 2008 by the Philadelphia Flyers, it was seemingly a match made in heaven. He grew up cheering for the Flyers, and his…
Winnipeg Jets Celebrating Indigenous Culture Courtney Stone | May 1, 2021 The Winnipeg Jets are auctioning off their specialty jerseys worn during warm-up on April 24 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The jerseys aim to celebrate Indigenous culture in partnership with…
An Inclusive NHL Awaits its First Openly Gay Player Paul Quinney | April 1, 2021 There has never been an openly gay player in the NHL. While other sports have many members of the LGBTQ+ community playing out in the open, the NHL remains an…
Brian’s Song: Senators Pay Tribute To Their Biggest Fan Jeff Morris | March 13, 2021 Cancer. It’s is an ugly word. It makes everyone cringe. It brings out fear and a queasy discomfort in those who have never dealt with it. It brings out empathy…
RCN Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Line Laurendeau: Living “Hockey Is for Everyone” Blain Potvin | March 2, 2021 The sport of hockey is for everyone. It’s a slogan we see and hear on social media, on television and on the radio. While the NHL uses it as a…
Arizona Coyotes Broadcaster Fry Is Skating the Desert for Leighton Accardo Kevin Scholla | February 12, 2021 It was the fall of 2020, when Lyndsey Fry was out rollerblading and a question came to mind. “What could I do with rollerblading that would be impactful?” Fry asked herself. The former U.S. Women’s Hockey Olympic star…
Blue Jackets Shine for the Local Special Needs Community Cody Chalfan | February 12, 2021 Since the organization was founded in 2000, the Columbus Blue Jackets have played a major part in the area’s development. You could even say they transformed the city. The most…
11 Day Power Play Is Trading a Puck for a Ball Jeff Seide | August 18, 2020 Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 7 pm, the puck, er, rather the ball will be dropped to start the 2020 edition of the 11 Day Power Play Community Shift, dubbed the…
The 11 Day Power Play: Cancer Doesn’t Stop During a Quarantine, Neither Will We Jeff Seide | May 11, 2020 While the world has stopped, schools have closed their doors for the rest of the year and all but essential businesses have shut down, cancer doesn’t care. Cancer doesn’t care…
Penguins Giving Back to the Community During Time Off Nick Horwat | May 4, 2020 As the calendar turns to May, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues its stranglehold on life around the globe. Sports have been mostly on pause since mid-March, and for the National…
When Hockey Becomes More Than a Game Jess Belmosto | April 19, 2020 Wake up. Take medicine. Stretch. Scroll through social media. Rest. Task. Vices. That might look like your quarantine morning routine but that’s been mine for the last seven or so…
