November 04, 2019
On Monday, The Athletic's Katie Strang wrote the latest edition of the now-annual "what will it take for an NHL player to come out as gay" piece. It's not the first (see: 2015 by Pierre LeBrun; Brian Burke to George George Stroumboulopoulos in 2012 [transcript]
September 30, 2019
As the season begins to wind down and playoff fates are sealed, and as FIFA honored its #TheBest of the world, it felt like a good time to celebrate some of the iconic performances of these wild past few weeks. You Shouldn't Get Awards for
March 01, 2019
It has always been time to talk about this, but we have been fucking up. Most socially conscious sports fans (and hopefully most readers of the Victory Press) know that racism is as American as apple pie or as Canadian as maple syrup. Both of
February 22, 2019
Over the past week, the United States and Canadian women's national teams took the ice for a three-game Rivalry Series, with games held in London and Toronto, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. It was a "friendly" – well, as friendly as you can get between such fierce
August 14, 2017
Earlier this summer, the Canadian Women's Hockey League announced an expansion to China, of all places, in a partnership with KHL-based Kunlun Red Star to place a women's team in Shenzhen. The team will branch into two brackets -- a professional level and its under-18
January 15, 2017
I did not grow up with Hayley Wickenheiser. When she announced her retirement last week, unlike many hockey fans and journalists, I wasn't able to effectively look back on her career. My understanding of her 23 years of international play is secondhand; I've been graciously