Posts About "Marie-Jo Pelletier"
Hitting in Women's Hockey: Why Not?
January 27th, 2020 Occasionally I will be asked for my thoughts as to whether hitting (bodychecking) should be allowed in women's hockey. For those unfamiliar with the rules for the women's game, while body contact is allowed and happens quite regularly, bodychecking is not. Delivering a bodycheck constitutes a two-minute minor penalty. If you really...
Buffalo Beauts Mailbag Volume Four
December 24th, 2019 It is Christmas Eve, and the Buffalo Beauts are now only days away from their Labatt Blue NWHL "Buffalo Believes Classic" outdoor game at Buffalo Riverworks. The Beauts and the Metropolitan Riveters will be squaring off for their first meeting of 2019-20. Approximately 1,000 fans are expected to turn out for this game, which also...
Buffalo Beauts Mailbag Volume One
September 17th, 2019 For the week of Sept. 16, 2019, all five NWHL teams are beginning their training camps. The 2019-20 season is the league's fifth, and it is bound to be the most compelling season yet. There are plenty of new faces on all of the rosters, but especially that of the Buffalo Beauts. For a third straight season, I will be serving as...
UNH 'Mighty Mouse' Marie-Jo Pelletier Is Newest Buffalo Beaut
August 5th, 2019 The Buffalo Beauts bolstered their blue line in a big way by adding 4-foot-11 Marie-Jo Pelletier from the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. When THW interviewed Pelletier nearly two years ago, we donned her with the nickname of "Mighty Mouse". Despite her diminutive size, she plays a much more robust style than most, and excels in...
