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Chris Chelios a Thrasher at 48
posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:43am

Chris Chelios, 48, is expected to be on the ice for the Atlanta Thrashers Thursday night after being called up from the minors. It’s not his first trip to the dance, of course. He holds the record for most NHL games played by a US player and the most  ...more

4 factors separating good from great female hockey players
posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:31pm

For all of last week, I was off coaching at the Ontario Winter Games, which was a high-performance camp and tournament for the top 160 bantam-aged girls’ hockey players from all across Ontario.  For these 13-15 year olds, this was the most intense comp...more

#1 Female Hockey Nutrition Question Answered
posted on March 4, 2010 at 8:11pm

Today, I want to answer the #1 question I’ve been getting from players, parents and coaches like you about this female-specific and hockey-specific nutrition program. :::  Is the Nutrition Program Right For Me (Or My Daughter)? First, let me tell y...more

Dixie Derby Girls Examiner
posted on March 3, 2010 at 3:22pm

Well, its official... Huntsville now has its own dedicated section on Examiner.com for Dixie Derby Girls news and other derby related reporting.And guess who is the writer for the section??? Yep, yours truly!The website, which organizes and features hype...more

McDiet video for girls hockey players
posted on March 3, 2010 at 11:01am

This is a little embarrassing.  Even if you’ve only been part of the Total Female Hockey community for a few weeks, you know all about the mistakes I made when it  came to training off the ice on my way up to the next level. I did too much, too soon,...more

Lame ass hockey trivia with Kim
posted on March 3, 2010 at 10:57am

It’s clear that the Olympics did nothing to mitigate general hockey hysteria. Now that the NHL regular season has resumed here’s a chance to show off your knowledge of NHL history. At the end of each game, three stars are awarded to the game’s most...more

Bullying, gender expression, sexuality and Johnny Weir
posted on March 2, 2010 at 7:10am

I've been thinking a lot about bullying lately. I live in an area under intense scrutiny for a recent bullying event that lead to a suicide in a local school. It is the second such incident in about a year in my area. The film Straightlaced about teens wh...more

Canada's Women's Hockey Team: Some Guy with a Website Hits the Nail on the Head
posted on March 1, 2010 at 12:37pm

Thanks to @switzerblog for sending me a link to this comic by August J Pollack of someguywithawebsite.com. I got a good chuckle out of it, and hope you do too: ...more

Women’s Ice Hockey flashbacks of Olympic softball
posted on March 1, 2010 at 7:15am

As the Winter Olympic Games come to a close, I reflect on a story that stood out to me more than many others. Although I will be recapping later about all the other fun and crazy stories of our family’s trip to Vancouver and Whistler, I want to separate...more

On loving hockey and Canada Gold
posted on March 1, 2010 at 7:15am

While my home team lost the goal medal in the men’s ice hockey final at the Vancouver Olympics, the game did serve one purpose. It reminded me – along with millions of other people watching – why I love hockey. You know how people say they love th...more

Do you believe in unlikely (Hockey) outcomes?!
posted on February 28, 2010 at 10:34am

Tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. EST, the United States Olympic hockey team will take on the Canadian Olympic hockey team in the Gold Medal game. In case you didn’t know hockey in Canada is a BIG deal. It is the national sport. It is America’s baseball, baske...more

Tuğba Karademir, first Turkish figure skater, competes in Olympics
posted on February 27, 2010 at 12:12pm

Tugba Karademir, who finished 12th at the European World Championships in January, skated to Bazaar Istanbul to a 21st place finish on February 24, good enough to qualify for a spot in the Free Program. This was Karademir’s second Olympics; she was th...more

Pass The Champagne
posted on February 27, 2010 at 12:12pm

Brace yourself, we're about to get nuanced up in here.  Normally, my reaction when women are castigated for doing something problematic that is normally reserved for men is 'the hell with the double standard, nobody should be doing this.'  It turns out ...more

Knee Pads, I Love You!
posted on February 27, 2010 at 11:11am

www.sincityskates.com I had gone four decades without ever visiting an Orthopedist, until this morning. After about three and a half months intentionally (at first) and unintentionally (with regularity) falling on my knees, I found myself in some serious ...more

It's never anything good when they're talking women's hockey
posted on February 27, 2010 at 11:10am

I complained yesterday about the crap I had to "deal" with in the form of the criticism levied against women's hockey by the powers-that-be, namely Monsier Rogge who wants the women to improve the depth of their game or else face elimination from the Olym...more

It sucks to win silver
posted on February 26, 2010 at 8:30pm

Photo by John Biehler Yep, that’s what U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team captain Natalie Darwitz said when interviewed after her team lost to Canada in the gold medal game. I can sympathize with the sentiment. In Olympic hockey, you don’t win the ...more

An egregious set of double standards: Canadian Women's Hockey under IOC investigation for unruly celebration
posted on February 26, 2010 at 8:28pm

Oh double standards. Just when I was enjoying the Olympics and reveling in my country's nationalism, celebration and pride you had to come along and ruin it! Damn you! Damn you to hell! So here is the run down , Canadian Women's Hockey wins the gold. Th...more

A not so good day for women’s hockey: What were the Canadian women thinking?
posted on February 26, 2010 at 3:15pm

Canada's Meghan Agosta (2) and Jayna Hefford (16) celebrate with cigars after Canada beat USA 2-0 to win the gold medal. So I woke up this morning still thinking about the gold medal women’s hockey game between USA and Canada. What a great game! Befo...more

Jennifer Rodriguez: the Web's "most dangerous" Olympic athlete
posted on February 25, 2010 at 6:00pm

Olympic speed skater Jennifer Rodriguez finds herself atop a strange list. A reminder, just in case she (or we) needed one, that the Internet is like a shadowy lodestone attracting seemingly in greater measure the unreasonable and the unscrupulous. But d...more

Canadians are sore losers
posted on February 24, 2010 at 6:52pm

This photograph was taken in Vancouver after the United States beat Canada 5 – 3 in men’s hockey on Sunday. Is this a sore loser or is she just trying to look on the bright side of things? I can’t tell. I’m too busy gloating. I hope the Swiss ...more

Women’s hockey gold medal prediction
posted on February 24, 2010 at 9:04am

Who will win the gold medal tomorrow night in women’s hockey?  Canada or the United States? The games leading up to this gold-medal match-up may not have been nail-biters, but this showdown between the best two women’s teams in the world will defini...more

Why I love Ice Dancing
posted on February 23, 2010 at 1:29pm

Sinead Kerr lifts brother John during their ice dancing free program (Yuri Kadobnov):   Moir and Virtue's simple and elegant performance made Belbin and Agosto seem like they selected costumes and music via Liberace (Matthew Stockman): ...more

Olympic Hockey: Luckiest. Win. Ever.
posted on February 23, 2010 at 11:28am

As surprised as I was to find exclamations such as "Come on, Patty" rolling from my lips during the thrilling men's hockey game against Canada,* along with spontaneous shrieks, screams, curses, and excited clapping...the Canadians kicked our asses in that...more

Skating through tragedy
posted on February 22, 2010 at 7:21am

The run was horrible. The pace was off. My heart rate was off. Nothing felt quite right. By the time my feet stopped moving tears were streaming down my face and the big ugly cry began. It was a few days after my grandfather had died. That run was ess...more

Olympic Miracle(s) On Ice
posted on February 22, 2010 at 7:15am

Today is the 30th anniversary of the 1980 USA men’s hockey team’s “Miracle on Ice” win over the top-ranked then-USSR in Lake Placid that paved their way to beat Finland in the finals and win the gold medal. So I enjoyed Team USA 2010’s 5-3 wi...more
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