An Inclusive NHL Awaits its First Openly Gay Player Paul Quinney | April 1, 2021 There has never been an openly gay player in the NHL. While other sports have many members of the LGBTQ+ community playing out in the open, the NHL remains an…
RCN Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Line Laurendeau: Living “Hockey Is for Everyone” Blain Potvin | March 2, 2021 The sport of hockey is for everyone. It’s a slogan we see and hear on social media, on television and on the radio. While the NHL uses it as a…
New York Rangers and Ice Hockey in Harlem Team Up for a Goal Scott Blair | February 29, 2020 The New York Rangers have been working with Ice Hockey in Harlem since the program’s inception in 1987. From that time, the storied franchise has been lucky enough to provide…
Willie O’Ree Says More to Be Done to Fight Racism in Sports The Canadian Press | February 3, 2020 OTTAWA — Willie O’Ree is hopeful that one day sport will be free of racism and bigotry, but thinks it’s still a long way off. The 84-year-old O’Ree was in…
THW’s Goalie News: Samsonov, Schneider, and Goalie Pride Stephen Ground | October 5, 2019 Friday night featured five NHL matchups, but no goalie shined brighter than debuting top prospect Ilya Samsonov. Cory Schneider left the ice with injury, and a goalie in Russia made…