An Inclusive NHL Awaits its First Openly Gay Player
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…
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Ambassador Brad Marchand? Seriously?
Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand is an elite hockey player. He’s a two-time NHL All-Star and comprises one-half of arguably the most dominant duo in the NHL alongside Patrice Bergeron.…
NWHL and You Can Play Partner Up
The NWHL and the You Can Play project announced a partnership for the 2016-17 season Tuesday. The partnership will see each of the league’s four franchises host a You Can…
Will Michael Sam’s Announcement Affect Hockey?
On 23 February 2013 professional soccer player Robbie Rodgers wrote on his blog, I’m a soccer player, I’m Christian, and I’m gay. On 6 May 2013 professional basketball player Jason…
Is The NHL Ready For a Gay Player?
The announcement of Jason Collins coming out as the first gay athlete still actively playing was a monumental event and a great moment for the LGBT community. Numerous NBA players…
Brian Burke: A Winner Off the Ice
It feels like just yesterday that Brian Burke walked into the Air Canada Centre, seated behind a podium taking an onslaught of questions from a media group that represented the…
Hockey Humility A Cloak For Homophobic Bigotry
Harrison Mooney’s Puck Daddy piece “Why our issues with NHL individuality could keep gay players from coming out” is a thoughtful, well-argued essay. It suggests that contrary to highly visible…
Will We See An Openly Gay Player In The NHL Soon?
By Brooks Bratten For an athlete, sport is a passion. An escape. A chance to be who they really are for a portion of the day. So if an athlete…
Boston Bruins’ Loss Exposes the Worst Elements of the Hockey Community
Jim Neveau, Managing Editor On Wednesday night in Beantown, the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals engaged in what is the first of three Game 7 contests that will end the…
Mike Milbury’s Comments a Reminder of Where Hockey Must Still Change
Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Throughout the history of sports, there has been one mantra that has largely been considered to be indispensable: “suck it up and be a man”. Those…
You Can Play Project offers support and hope to LGBT athletes
by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor In 2010, Brendan Burke, an up and coming goalie was on his way to being one of many young men who enjoyed the mixed bag…
Greetings From Smashville! Landslide Edition
by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor They say that handsome is as handsome does and many of the faces in the video released by YouCanPlayProject.org got that much more so after…