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November 17, 2018November 20, 2018

From May 2017: Four American Women of Color Navigating Hockey’s Whiteness

This story originally ran for The Victory Press in May 2017. It remains one of my favorite stories to research. I hope to dive deeper into Dr. Walker Pickett's work again soon.

November 24, 2017November 22, 2017

ICYMI: Women’s Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | Number 16 – Kelsey Koelzer

Originally posted on September 14, 2017 for The Ice Garden We continue our countdown of the Top 25 under 25 with our number 16 player…

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May 23, 2017

First article for The Victory Press!

Four American Women of Color Navigating Hockey's Whiteness The Victory Press, May 22, 2017 PHOTO CREDIT: Beverly Schaefer/Courtesy of Princeton Athletics This year marks the…

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April 17, 2017April 17, 2017

#BeBoldForChange: Where does women’s hockey go from here?

A look at the unwavering unity of the national team and what it could mean for the game As a community organizer, I was extremely…

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Grading the Connecticut Whale’s first half
Rookies Räisänen and Mrázová shine in first half for The Pod The Connecticut are 2-4-2 at the halfway point of the 2018-19 season. Yet again the Whale are in forth place in the NWHL standings. However, there are a few reasons this season could be different than their two fourth place finishes. To begin, there […]
Buffalo Beauts GM Nik Fattey discusses coaching changes, upcoming schedule
3-3 Beauts look to jump back on top! Yesterday, the Buffalo Beauts announced both Ric Seiling and Craig Muni were relieved of their duties. The co-head coaches led the Beauts to two-consecutive Isobel Cup Finals and the 2017 NWHL Championship title. Skills coach and former NHL Cody McCormick was named interim head coach and general […]
The international travels of Ailish Forfar
Learn about the Markham Thunder rookie’s adventures in hockey, journalism, and service. Ailish Forfar’s interests have led her, quite literally, around the world. While in college at Ryerson, she went on services trips with other athletes and covered the 2018 Winter Paralympics from South Korea. As a rookie on the Markham Thunder, she’s played hockey […]
Riveters look to regroup after Thanksgiving
Randy Velischek weighs in on state of the Riveters, projected lines, and starting goalie for Sunday “We need a win! We need a win,” said Riveters head coach Randy Velischek to a staff member at practice yesterday. The former New Jersey Devils defenseman is 1–6 with nine games left in his first season as head […]
Q&A with Team Canada goaltender Shannon Szabados
Ahead of the 2018 Four Nations Cup, read what Szabados thinks about playing on home ice, facing off against the other three teams, and more! Ahead of Four Nations, which starts today, Canadian goaltender Shannon Szabados was gracious enough to answer a few questions about the tournament via email. The current Buffalo Beauts goalie talked […]