Hitting in Women’s Hockey: Why Not?
Occasionally I will be asked for my thoughts as to whether hitting (bodychecking) should be allowed in women’s hockey. For those unfamiliar with the rules for the women’s game, while…
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Q & A with the Connecticut Whale’s Juana Baribeau
Growing up in Amos, Quebec as a teenager Juana Baribeau wasn’t even aware that playing hockey while attending college in the United States was an option. She also revealed she…
USA vs. Canada Series: What We’ve Learned
The United States and Canada have played two of their six pre-Olympic match-ups so far, giving a pretty good idea of where each team stands right now. The Canadians won…
A Look at the 2013-2014 Canadian Women’s Hockey Roster
In preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Hockey Canada announced a 27-player roster in April that will centralize in 2013-2014. Final cuts still have to be made, but…
Does Canada’s Women’s Hockey Team Need A Changing of the Guard?
There are several images that stick out from the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championships. Jenn Wakefield’s backhand top-shelf shootout goal to help seal a preliminary round victory for Canada over the United States. Amanda Kessel’s bottle-popping game-winner in the third period of the gold medal game. The victorious Americans bounding toward their goaltender as the horn sounded, a shower of sticks and gloves in their wake, the signature of nearly every hockey championship.
Team Canada Preview: 2013 Women’s World Championships
The hosts and defending world champion Canadians have named their roster for this year’s IIHF World Championships, in Ottawa, Ontario. Hockey Canada settled on their 23-player roster without holding a selection camp, but they did tweak things just a bit from last year’s squad.