Return to Hockey: Youth Hockey Gear Swaps Pete Bauer | June 1, 2020 Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, youth hockey players have continued to grow. And in many cases, they’ve outgrown the hockey equipment they were using just a few months ago. One way…
Penguins & Pittsburgh Youth Hockey Share Intertwined History Christy Walters | September 2, 2019 As the Pittsburgh Penguins enter a new NHL season, having five Stanley Cup championships to their credit, being a consistent postseason contender, and boasting current and alumni rosters with names…
Ekholm’s Hockey Camp Initiates Change Back Home David Carlsson | January 27, 2017 P.K. Subban isn’t the only Nashville Predators to make an impact as an elite-level hockey player, earning elite-level paychecks and, consequently, carrying an idolized persona. Now, Subban’s teammate Mattias Ekholm has decided…
Youth Hockey Buzzing in Columbus This Weekend Elaine Shircliff | March 11, 2016 Columbus is buzzing with hockey this weekend. Not only is the city playing host to one of the most heated rivals in the NHL, Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins, they…
Cleveland Loses Youth Hockey Legend Elaine Shircliff | February 3, 2016 Webster’s Dictionary defines “legend” as “a famous or important person who is known for doing something extremely well”. It is also defined as “a person or thing that inspires”. You…
My Hockey Dad Carson Shields | May 22, 2015 “I am the youngest of four. I have two sisters and one brother. I am the youngest by fourteen years. My brother likes to watch Wayne’s World and my sisters…
The 7th Defenseman: Why Toews is One of a Kind Carson Shields | January 18, 2015 I’m going to tell you a story: The Winnipeg Junior Jets AAA summer team has just won the Sask-Can hockey tournament and the team, coached by Tom Zajac (father to Devils’…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Kids’ Hockey Inquiry Likely? Rick Cole | November 21, 2014 With no games being played once again in the National Hockey League last night, and NHL teams keeping to themselves with nothing to report, it was left to other sources…
Does your hockey player have “lead in their pants”? Jason Sulham | August 30, 2012 As a youth hockey player the hockey road trip made my weekend. Usually, a teammate would ride with us or I would hop in their car for between game trips,…
Youth Hockey Injuries – Parents Perspective Brad Burud | April 15, 2012 I am a hockey fan of all levels, and today I saw something hockey related that was quite disturbing. While browsing my computer looking at national news stories…
Book Review: My First Goal Rebecca Dobrinski | December 8, 2011 My First Goal: 50 Players and the Goal that Marked the Beginning of Their NHL Careers By Mike Brophy. (2011, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 254. CAN…
Will New Concussion Detection Technology Improve Treatment and Prevention in the NHL? George Scoville | October 19, 2011 X2IMPACT, a Seattle-based company focused on the prevention of Real Sports Brain Injury (rSBI), has partnered with Bite Tech, Inc. to develop mouth guards and headbands that measure the impact…
