Former Bison named first Indigenous Olympian in women’s hockey
Former Bison Brigette Lacquette stood alongside her 22 teammates onstage during a roster unveiling by Hockey Canada on Dec. 22 for the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Olympics
A legend retires
Hayley Wickenheiser was one of the greatest Canadians to ever play the game of hockey.
Behind every great woman is an even greater man… apparently
While sexism – and sexism in the media – is not a new phenomenon, sexist language has been a particularly troubling trend in media coverage…
In the absence of body checking
When Canadians watch hockey today, we are watching men. Riddled with patriarchal language, hockey—and ringette— was created with men in mind. This is evidenced by the names of penalties such as “too many men,” and terms such as “defencemen.” But where are all the women?
Our moral superiority at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Kevin Linklater, staff Russia has been in the international spotlight for much of the last two weeks for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. However, the…
Hot and cold
These men and women, in all likelihood, will not win medals in Sochi. In fact, some of them don’t even rank in the top 1,000…
Is Canada golden?
Last week, Hockey Canada officially announced the Team Canada men’s hockey roster for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The group will feature 14 first-time Olympians who…
Petitions and protesters voice support for LGBTTQ* in Russia
As the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia approach, activists around the world are attempting to fight against the legislation signed into law on June 30…
Rock the rinks
Road to The Roar – November 5-10, Kitchener, ON It’s the qualifying tournament of the Roar of The Rings, the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. Twelve…
Olympic hopefuls
On Sept. 8, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to let wrestling back into the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, awarded to Tokyo the day before….