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More on roller derby
by After Atalanta
posted September 1, 2010 at 11:46am

In that sometimes coincidental way that things converge in one's life, yesterday morning on NPR there was a story on roller derby. Learned a little more history like that it was originally a sport created for men. And then during the depression the man cr...more

Girls Hockey On-Ice & Off-Ice Workshops
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted August 30, 2010 at 1:23pm

With September and the season just around the corner, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know about the Total Female Hockey Team & Association Development Seminars that we offer on and off the ice during the season.  I thought this might be som...more

Women's Skateboarding: Get, Set, Go! Results
by SkaterGirl
posted August 30, 2010 at 12:11pm

Lotta blogs about the Crossing Boarders all-girls international skate contest. Check it out....more

Women's Hockey: Context, Please
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 27, 2010 at 4:20pm

This New York Times article on the possible establishment of a women's pro hockey league backed by the NHL contains a good chunk of lazy reporting.  How would a Canada-U.S. based league assuage concerns about the viability of the sport in other places? ...more

Feel the fear and keep on walking
by Nobody Puts Robin in a Corner
posted August 27, 2010 at 10:57am

"If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking." ~Proverb I feel queasy every time I part ways with someone, even after a lovely dinner with a dear friend. Fear is creeping into my gut. Doubt. Questioning. I've lived in ...more

SuperGirl 2010 Is Complete
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted August 25, 2010 at 9:03pm

The first ladies of action sports hit Venice Beach, California yesterday when the 4th Annual Supergirl Jam’s Skateboard Street, Snowboard Rail Jam and Inline Skating Best Trick competitions played before thousands of fans along the boardwalk. At day’...more

A Tipping Point in Changing the Culture of Youth Sport?
by One Sport Voice
posted August 24, 2010 at 5:22pm

In the last month I’ve been thinking and reading about the idea of equal playing time in youth sports (click here and here). Based on the evidence, I’m convinced that equal playing time should be mandatory up until the age of 12. Following, all youth ...more

4th Annual Supergirl Jam results
by Pretty Tough
posted August 23, 2010 at 5:24pm

The 4th Annual Supergirl Jam wrapped Sunday, August 22 in Venice Beach, Calif.  with over 100 of the  top female snowboarders, skateboarders and inline skaters competing. In addition to the action sports stars, Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion ...more

A big week for women's hockey
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 23, 2010 at 11:27am

As the NHL season gets set to gear up, some historic happenings have enlivened the women's hockey world.*  First, the Canadian Women's Hockey League held its first draft, at which Ohio State's Tessa Bonhomme became the first overall pick.  The Hockey Ne...more

Canada, hockey, women and the Hall of Fame
by After Atalanta
posted August 19, 2010 at 9:56am

Been in Canada this week--hence the lack of posts. (Always an excuse, I know!)Saw some very good tennis Tuesday at the Rogers Cup. (I've included a few photos below.)Last night at the hotel bar, where I was watching a most excellent match between Kim Clij...more

Countdown has begun. Two weeks!
by Nobody Puts Robin in a Corner
posted August 18, 2010 at 10:54am

Yes, I can hardly believe it. The end of August is only two weeks away, and then I hit the road. Plans are not all in place, and I'm okay with that. If they were, it would defeat the point of the trip really. This is about leaving preconceived expectation...more

How do you get there from here?
by Nobody Puts Robin in a Corner
posted August 13, 2010 at 8:33am

I've learned that every person deals with adversity differently. The evolutionary instincts of fight-flight-freeze really are the basics of our human responses. I grew up as one prone to freeze, and I have always been fascinated by those prone to fight. A...more

Kovy Deal Rejected Yet Again
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 12, 2010 at 5:00pm

The question asked by this blog, 'who signs a 17-year contract in his late twenties?' was answered conclusively by the NHL: someone who is trying to circumvent the salary cap.  The league and now an independent arbitrator have voided the Devils-Kovalchuk...more

Help little girls dream big
by MarieS
posted August 1, 2010 at 9:14am

Someone recently introduced me to Go! Go! Sports Girls - dolls that are symbols for what young girls should be doing - living at their own age (versus a 22 year old Barbie) with normal kids clothing on (not a sexy 2-piece) and getting out there and gettin...more

Have the Devils lost their actual minds?
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 20, 2010 at 7:47pm

The 17-year (SEVENTEEN YEAR!) deal they reached with Kovy has to be symbolic, based on his jersey number.  No one seriously expects this guy to be playing into his mid-forties.  He must have been desparate not to have his bluff called and move to the KH...more

Hockey - Toe Drag Tricks (video)
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted July 14, 2010 at 2:14pm

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but sometime within the last 10 years, the toe drag became the “move to have” when it came to getting around the opposition. I have to admit that I’ve been toe-dragged around more than a few times in my car...more

Blackhawks and Stanley Cup roll in Chicago pride
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 27, 2010 at 5:58pm

For one day, and for a very good reason, I say “Go Hawks!” The Stanley Cup and recently traded Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Sopel and his wife appeared in today’s Chicago Pride Parade on the Chicago Gay Hockey Association’s float.  The As...more

#WIN Women make Hockey Hall of Fame
by One Sport Voice
posted June 23, 2010 at 4:14pm

Hockey players Angela James and Cammi Granato have been voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Let’s also not forget that Angela Ruggiero earned her place in the Hockey Hall of Fame as the first brother-sister duo to play pro hockey together. In most of ...more

First women elected to Hockey Hall of Fame
by Pretty Tough
posted June 23, 2010 at 12:27pm

The Hockey Hall of Fame is no longer just for men. Hockey pioneers Cammi Granato and Angela James changed that on Tuesday when they became the first women elected to be enshrined in Toronto. Along with former NHL All-Star Dino Ciccarelli, Granato and Ja...more

Women’s sports: Visibility matters
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 11, 2010 at 8:09am

This winter, the worst thing about Canada defeating the U.S. in the women’s Olympic hockey final was that Angela Ruggiero did not win the gold. Ruggiero is an amazing athlete and has always struck me as genuine, authentic and outspoken. She’s the ty...more

Blackhawks win long, strange race to the Stanley Cup
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 10, 2010 at 2:28pm

A guest post by Shannon McKarney. Finally, it’s done. A bizarre invisible goal from the NHL’s leading douchey frat boy slipped in to the net unnoticed by pretty much everybody (including me, since I was asleep) in the first overtime period, and that...more

Chicago Tribune goes blatantly sexist in prep for tonight's Stanley Cup Game 6
by Women Undefined
posted June 9, 2010 at 5:46pm

I am having trouble stringing together a good reaction to this (I'm a little out of it right now, just had a good work out) . The Chicago Tribune is a major American newspaper, the type of journalistic institution that is supposedly eons above blogs and o...more

Flyers Beat Bruins, Make History In Threes and Fours
by Draft Day Suit
posted May 16, 2010 at 4:26pm

I have never said “Go Flyers” in my life. It pains me to type it. Last night, I texted those words to a black and orange-bleeding friend of mine who has sent me similar props and sympathies in Caps moments both good and bad. And it was a magic moment...more

Out with the old: The Igloo Edition
by Draft Day Suit
posted May 13, 2010 at 5:00pm

Mellon Arena, formerly known as Civic Auditorium and Civic Arena, will close at the conclusion of the Pittsburgh Penguin’s season. When the Penguins win Lord Stanley’s Cup (or, shudder to think, get eliminated), it’s lights out for the arena. The tr...more

Habs flip the script, face Pens in game seven
by Draft Day Suit
posted May 13, 2010 at 12:01pm

A guest post by Shannon McKarney. Oh, it’s tough, being a Canadian hockey fan. Half your teams don’t make it to the playoffs in the first place. Two of your teams ended up, in fact, as the second-worst and the absolute worst in the league. Cause,...more
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