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A collection of 19 posts

On the NHL's Colossally False "Allyship" Origin Story

November 04, 2019

On the NHL's Colossally False "Allyship" Origin Story by Andrew

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 [https://www.tsn.ca/patrick-burke-nhl-is-ready-for-a-gay-player-1.388059]; Brian Burke to

Still Stuck on "Boys Will Be Boys" and Unfunny Bullshit

September 26, 2019

Still Stuck on "Boys Will Be Boys" and Unfunny Bullshit by Andrew

News broke on Tuesday that Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews has been charged with disorderly conduct following a spring altercation with a woman in Arizona, and the response from many hockey fans and media members has been predictable. While corners of the hockey world

The NHL Isn't Very Good At "One League", Either

March 23, 2018

The NHL Isn't Very Good At "One League", Either by Zoë Hayden

Handing pro women's hockey over to NHL Board of Directors would be a massive and inexcusable step backwards. The NHL should use their money to support women's hockey. But under no circumstances should they have controlling interest in the NWHL, the CWHL, or "one league."