Competitiveness in recreational hockey
I play in a non-competitive recreational women’s league for fun. But what does that mean? It’s recreational, but does that mean there is no sense of competition at all? It’s…
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The Hockey Tour: Kimberly Abrahams’ ultimate hockey fan story
What if your dream came true? What if your crazy, fun, adventurous idea actually became reality? Well in the realm of hockey, ours did and this is our story. After…
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Growing girls hockey in Copenhagen
The image is intriguing. Two girls taking a face-off in the dark with a glowing red puck. This image quickly became the most liked and commented on 2018 IIHF World…
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Applying gym lessons on the ice
If you’ve been around here long enough, you’ll know that I wasn’t exactly an exemplary athlete during my junior and college hockey days. Although most of my teammates would say…
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Brianna Decker joins WHL Academy
Having already established herself as one of the greatest to have ever played the game, there are many goals left for a highly motivated Brianna Decker. In a monumental year…
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Melissa Wronzberg retires from Markham Thunder
Part of a group of four fantastic women whose Clarkson Cup triumph with the Markham Thunder represented their competitive swan song, Melissa Wronzberg walks away from elite play with a…
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Opening the NAIT Ooks’ 2018-19 season
Hello, and welcome back to a new season with the NAIT Ooks women’s hockey team! My name is Moira Bryan and I will be writing the blog posts this year…
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SUNY Oswego’s transition to the ACHA
Starting off a new season in a new league was not as easy as my teammates and I had hoped. As much as we were trying to prepare for what…
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Introducing Angi Keplinger: Sport psychologist for the national women’s Austrian hockey team
“Uhhh, can you read my mind?” “Ehm… no I´m a sports psychologist, not a magician!” First of all, let me introduce myself. I can neither read minds, nor analyze people;…
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The beginning of Princeton women’s hockey season
Although my Sophomore season at Princeton University just officially started about a week ago, there has already been a very different vibe in the rink. In the past few seasons,…
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