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Commentary on Gender Equity in Sports
by One Sport Voice
posted January 19, 2012 at 7:05pm

Based on my previous blog about hockey injuries, checking, and unequal media coverage of two Minnesota hockey players who were recently severely injured, I was asked to write a commentary for Minnesota Public Radio (@MPR) You can read the commentary on t...more

Jablonski v. Privette: Gender Equity Fails Again
by One Sport Voice
posted January 11, 2012 at 12:27pm

In my last blog, following severe injuries of two MN high school hockey players, I argued checking should be banned at all levels and for all hockey players. Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Rachel Blount wrote a piece title “Despite tragedies, ho...more

Ban Checking in Male Hockey
by One Sport Voice
posted January 8, 2012 at 12:59am

It is time to ban checking in boy’s and men’s hockey, not just raise the checking age, but get rid of it altogether. I know this won’t be a popular idea. Raising the checking age in boys’ hockey hasn’t been popular either, b...more

Changing My Mind About Checking
by The First Line
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:33pm

Even six months ago it seemed impossible that this day would come.  I have always been a staunch supporter of checking as an essential part of the game.  I have written at length (some would say ad nauseum) about the double standard that prevail...more

Is Hockey Player Alex Carpenter A ‘Weapon’?
by The First Line
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:04pm

When I said BC was without a “huge weapon,” aside from repeating the word ‘huge’ twice in two sentences and thus being in need of a thesaurus, was I being inaccurate?  After all, freshman phenom Carpenter is in the top 25 in s...more

World Women's U18 Championship To Start Tomorrow
by The First Line
posted December 30, 2011 at 2:45pm

The opening day schedule is Czech Republic/Sweden, Canada/Switzerland, USA/Russia, and Finland/Germany.  I think the spread is probably ten goals on the Canada match.  Not that I condone betting or even think it exists for women’s youth ho...more

Retirement for Ruggiero
by After Atalanta
posted December 30, 2011 at 12:23pm

I was just thinking about Angela Ruggiero the other day while I was cleaning out my email contacts. (I decided I probably didn't need her email anymore if the one I had was even still valid.) And then I read that she's retiring. Interesting timing. The na...more

For Angela Ruggiero, hockey is not just a vocation but a means of communication
by The First Line
posted December 30, 2011 at 10:46am

Photo: Getty Images For many athletes, the news that their playing days are over is sad or even tragic.  It means that the most important and productive part of their lives, too, is over. Athletes, especially male athletes, are often trained to do...more

Video: Angela Ruggiero announces retirement, reflects on 16 years with USA Hockey
by anngaff
posted December 29, 2011 at 1:54pm

Angela Ruggiero announces her retirement from the U.S. Women's National Team today. Ruggeiro made her first appearance with USA in 1998. She's helped her country win 4 olympic medals (gold in '98, bronze in '06 and silver in '08 and '10). In 2004, Rug...more

Where We Stand After The First Half of the Season: College Hockey Rankings
by The First Line
posted December 26, 2011 at 11:41am

By way of the USCHO poll: Wisconsin.  This team seems marginally more vulnerable than last year’s, but that isn’t saying much.  It’s not actually leading the nation in any offensive or defensive category.  Yet put all it...more

"Minor hockey featuring the world's best female players" - The Dilemma that is the CWHL
by The Rabbit Hole
posted December 13, 2011 at 2:36am

Brampton Thunder of the CWHL. Photo from M-Power Hockey.Syndicated from Hockey in Society.This is less a commentary and more a show of support for an intriguing article that I found in this month's edition of Sportsnet magazine titled "World-cla...more

What 97 Percent of Girls’ Hockey Players Don’t Have
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted December 6, 2011 at 2:23pm

Over the past 3 years, I have run dozens of elite player development camps with teams and players from all across North America.  In these full-day camps, we go on the ice for skills sessions and on-ice testing, we do off-ice fitness testing and go t...more

Job Schmob, Let’s Watch Some Women's Hockey
by The First Line
posted November 18, 2011 at 1:40am

Maybe if I had my priorities straight, I would have noticed that Darmouth beat Cornell last week for one of the biggest wins in program history.  Can they carry that momentum into a Friday match-up with St. Lawrence and especially a now-rather-important ...more

Team Names and Logos that Degrade Women
by The Rabbit Hole
posted November 17, 2011 at 9:48am

DISCLAIMER: This will probably turn out to be more of a rant than a thoughtful post.I was playing co-ed drop-in hockey this morning and one of the guys on my team was wearing a jersey with the name "Multiple Scorgasms".  Classy right? The piece de resist...more

The ECAC At Full Strength, And Other Weekend Hockey Notes
by The First Line
posted October 28, 2011 at 5:57pm

This weekend is packed with interesting competitive matchups.*  Obviously BU at Wisconsin is a battle of top-five teams, but given that BU had a tough time with Clarkson last week it’s possible that the Badgers could blow this one wide open, especially...more

Pretty in Pink - Understanding the "girl jersey"
by The Rabbit Hole
posted October 27, 2011 at 8:46am

*Note: cross posted on Hockey in SocietyOkay, per a request from my friend and fellow blogger Mr. Mark Norman, I have been asked to write a post on the infamous pink jersey/"girl jersey". It is a topic that divides sports fans like Moses divided the sea. ...more

Weekly NCAA Hockey Conference Awards
by The First Line
posted October 19, 2011 at 6:51pm

CHA Player of the Week: Bailey Bram, Mercyhurst Goalie of the Week: Hillary Pattenden, Mercyhurst Rookie of the Week: Rebecca Vint, Robert Morris (hey look everyone, Robert Morris is 3-1 to start the season!) ECAC Player of the Week: Brittany Philli...more

Good Lord, Is It Opening Weekend In the CWHL Already?
by The First Line
posted October 19, 2011 at 8:07am

But that would mean it’s the end of October.  Where did early fall go?  Sigh.  This will be our first chance to see whether Montreal has any weaknesses that might hinder them in the search for a repeat Clarkson Cup title.  Doesn’t look like it.  ...more

View from Hilary Knight's Practice Cam at Wisconsin Hockey Practice
by The First Line
posted October 18, 2011 at 6:33pm

In case you haven’t seen this already.  Or even if you have, it’s still awesome.  As someone on Twitter mentioned, it’s astonishing how rarely she looks down at the puck. ...more

NCAA Hockey Rankings - Wisconsin takes the top spot
by The First Line
posted October 11, 2011 at 10:30pm

Northeastern did one of the better recruiting jobs this off-season and it was reflected in a 2-o start which earned them a spot on the poll, although they haven’t faced the toughest competition yet.  Even in these early days, Mercyhurst has got be very...more

USA Hockey Players Distinguish Selves Off-Ice
by The First Line
posted October 10, 2011 at 1:29am

Molly Schaus works with Habitat For Humanity. Caitlin Cahow goes to law school.  You hear stories like this all the time in women’s sports.  It’s one of the unintended positives of not making millions of dollars as athletes. ...more

Skills And Character, Not Looks, Make Athletes Heroes
by The First Line
posted October 6, 2011 at 9:21pm

All credit to Julie Chu for representing women’s hockey in ESPN’s Body Issue.  That said, the concept itself remains deeply flawed, which is not her fault.  Yes, the photography is gorgeous and even in this day and age the nudity is striking.  I do...more

Weekend Round-Up: NCAA Hockey’s Year Has Officially Begun
by The First Line
posted October 3, 2011 at 7:09pm

They may have realized it when they only lost by one goal to Syracuse in their opener, a situation I referred to as a potential moral victory in my preview.  They certainly knew when they took an early lead and scored three more times en route to a defea...more

Oct. 2: World Girls’ Hockey Day
by The First Line
posted October 2, 2011 at 12:23pm

The IIHF is sponsoring the first annual girls’ hockey day to bring awareness to the sport and help girls get on the ice.  Here is the list of events happening in Canada.  Twenty-nine states are also hosting events, some in multiple locations.  Here i...more