Women's Hockey
Beauts' Shureb Talks Hockey for Smaller Kids
April 21st, 2018 No one skates up to Hilary Knight, Connor McDavid, or Marie-Philip Poulin, grabs them by the scruff of their jerseys, checks the label and says, "what size jersey you got on?". It doesn't matter - small, medium, large, extra-large, or anything else - they're hockey players....
5 Players We'd Love to See in "OneLeague"
April 20th, 2018 It's inevitable. We know it will happen at some point (soon), it's just a question of when. An agreement, a partnership, a merger, some sort of unity is destined to happen between the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)....
Kiti Seikkula: Women's Hockey's Next Great Finn
April 12th, 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 the world on its ear at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games. It was easily the most popular event at this year's Games....
Pride's Harrington Talks Hockey for Taller Kids
April 7th, 2018 As do everyday people, hockey players come in all shapes and sizes. The variety of people and their uniqueness is what makes our world so colorful, and it is also what makes our ice rinks so colorful. Hockey is undoubtedly for everyone and the spectrum of athletes who play...
Whale's Faber Talks About the Forward Position for Kids
April 4th, 2018 Sam Faber is a hockey legend and more people need to realize that. Within her career she has accomplished the most important hat trick of all - the respect of her teammates, respect from the community, and respect from opponents alike. Faber is one of just a handful of...
Mock NWHL Expansion Draft, Just for Fun
April 3rd, 2018 The 2017-18 NWHL season may be over but that doesn't mean that we still cannot have a bit of fun. Rumors have fluttered and talk has been made from time to time about the league's expansion to other cities. This is a marvelous idea, and one that proponents of the game hope...
Catching up With Original Beaut McDonald
April 3rd, 2018 It is highly agreeable that within the first three years of the NWHL there have been three different Isobel Cup champions. The natural parity of the league is both enticing and even endearing at the same time. It is a good product for those who have long supported the NWHL,...
Beauts' Sarah Edney Talks Defense for Youngsters
March 29th, 2018 The NWHL season may have just wrapped up, but that doesn't mean that the league's players aren't still helping to "grow the game". That particular phrase has become a mantra - even a beacon of sorts - as NWHL players generously offer their time and their hearts in order to...
Metropolitan Riveters: 2018 Isobel Cup Champs
March 27th, 2018 Three years time to reach a pinnacle in hockey can feel like eons. Especially when during the first two of those three years a team has poured its heart and soul into a victory mission, only to fall short of even making the championship round. It hurts - almost to the point...
Back to Back: Can The Beauts Repeat?
March 23rd, 2018 The title of back-to-back champions is a tale that only some of many sports teams get to tell. Historic franchises, such as the Montreal Canadiens and the Los Angeles Lakers, have repeated titles 11 times each. To win a title is hard enough, but to win two in a row is...
3 Reasons the Beauts Will Win the Isobel Cup
March 22nd, 2018 The Buffalo Beauts just keep coming and coming, and they are showing no signs of slowing down. After eliminating the Boston Pride in an exhilarating 3-2 overtime decision at the HARBORCENTER, the team now has compiled 11 straight wins. Even when they appear that they could...
3 Reasons the Riveters Will Win the Isobel Cup
March 21st, 2018 This season the Metropolitan Riveters had their best season ever, finishing in first place in the NWHL standings with a 13-3-0 record; in their two previous seasons, they totaled 12 wins. Their team dominated the league in just about every statistical category from the...
Merrimack's Katelyn Rae Possesses a Warrior's Heart
March 21st, 2018 Things always happen for a reason. At least when it comes to matters of importance, matters of the heart. The reason may not be evident at first but in time the picture becomes clear. This is typically noticed more in terms of hindsight than in the actual present. It dawns...
