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I have been hearing about the Miracle on Ice all my life, but NOT ONCE have I been told that the 1980 Olympic mascot was a trash panda named Roni the Raccoon. Look! He has a hockey stick!
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Hey, all. Some personal news:
I start a new job on Monday, the first full-time job of my life. I'm 35.
15 years ago, I never left my room. I was suffocated by anxiety and lost in my depression. I started writing about hockey to express myself. To live. That brought me here.
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Thinking of the victim, her family, and her friends right now. Somewhere, the Mailloux family might be celebrating. Somewhere else, the victim's family has to hear his name announced by an NHL organization in the draft.
Priorities. This sport has a lot of work to do.
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After two days of PWHL hockey I really don't care about team names or logos. I just want more hockey and more of this energy.
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Why are women in hockey almost always introduced and talked about like we are all living in Westeros?
GRANDDAUGHTER OF KING CLANCY. SISTER OF PHIL OF HOUSE KESSEL. DAUGHTER OF CHRIS CHELIOS.
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.
@JeffMarek
speaking to my very soul right here:
This weekend may have been framed around a single women’s tournament but the conversation around this is much bigger.
@JeffMarek
explains why it's time to do what's right for Women’s Hockey while also looking into NHL coaches who will need new deals.
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For 15 years my anxiety disorder prevented me from driving. I was utterly convinced I would make a costly, irredeemable mistake.
Today, I got behind the wheel of a car for the first time.
It's amazing what you can do after you decide to be kind to yourself.
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A goalie change on THE FLY complete with a blocker first bump, "Get in there!"
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While the news surfaced of Reimer sitting out warmups because of SJS Pride night, queer hockey players were shining bright on the ice in the PHF playoffs in Toronto. They're on the ice with players who are Christian and straight. Some of them are Christian.
The game goes on.
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The PWHL YouTube fans have dubbed PWHL New York the Pizza Rats. They have been doing this since Game One.
The people have spoken. Go Pizza Rats.
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I know a lot of folks adore Kreids and Mika and have fun with their bond but, seriously, in a space overflowing with toxic masculinity this is so wonderful, refreshing, and welcome.
Kids are seeing their role models be vulnerable and emotional with each other. It's huge.
#NYR
Chris Kreider still very emotional... Mika Zibanejad came in with him for "emotional support."
And when talking about Zibanejad, in particular, No. 20 couldn't hold back tears when talking about how proud he was of his friend.
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In most of women's hockey, having queer teammates is the standard and the sport and community around it are better for it. It's far from perfect but more feel safe and welcome.
I'm reflecting on that and wondering how Provorov would explain his decision to a queer teammate.
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Dan Girardi has retired. He played 788 career games as a Ranger.
"I want to thank the New York Rangers for giving me a chance to fulfill my childhood dream of playing in the NHL ... I bled Ranger blue and gave it my all for my team, the city and the Garden faithful."
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If you were thrilled and entertained by the skill displayed by members of the U.S. and Canadian women's national teams tonight, it's time for you to watch NWHL and CWHL hockey.
These athletes deserve the attention of the hockey world more than a few times a year.
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There are a lot of women's hockey players going through something incredibly difficult right now. Many sacrificed more than we'll ever know to build the PHF. Some were rookies who signed contracts for a living wage out of college.
I'm thinking of all of them right now.
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15 years ago John Vanbiesbrouck called 19-year-old prospect Trevor Daley the n-word multiple times and used the slur openly while other players were present.
How was there not a better candidate for this position? What kind of message does this send?
John Vanbiesbrouck addresses Daley racial slur incident during intro conference call following his hire at USA Hockey: "I was absolutely 100 percent wrong, there’s not a lot of days that go by that I don’t feel remorse for that. I’m extremely sorry for it. It’s not who I am."
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Carly Jackson's mullet. The best hair in all of the hockeys? Yes. Yes, it is.
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If you're white and find yourself thinking or saying that you're tired of hearing about racism in hockey or in society in general, I encourage you to reflect on how preposterous and dangerous that thought is.
YOU are tired? YOU are tired of talking and hearing about racism?
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A reminder that the mother of Luke, Jack, and Quinn Hughes is Ellen Weinberg-Hughes, who won 🥈 with Team USA at the 1992 Worlds. She played her college hockey at UNH.
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TW: SA.
Moments after the Habs' GM said he is "proud to select" a player convicted of a sex crime, a team with THAT logo that is currently in the midst of a SA scandal announced its pick in front of 8 women while its GM patted himself on the back for being inclusive.
Hockey.
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Formal request to
@thepwhlofficial
to keep full games archived on YouTube. We have lost far too much of women's hockey history and we need to preserve it.
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Just a reminder to folks that the Minnesota Whitecaps exist because apparently the NHL isn't aware.
The Whitecaps are one of the most storied and significant active teams in post-collegiate women's sports. They were founded four years before the first NHL Winter Classic.
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Always remember to hug your goalie. A 29-save shutout for Corinne Schroeder, what a performance. New York wins 4-0.
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It just went from hoping we'd have 11 or 13 pro women's hockey teams in North America to potentially 6.
Dozens and dozens of elite players will not have a roster spot.
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Corinne Schroeder making sure everyone in hockey remembers her name after today. 28 saves so far. Shutting Toronto down.
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I'm excited to announce that I've accepted a position to work for the NWHL managing their online content for the coming season!
I'll still be writing about women's hockey, but note that whatever NWHL coverage I do will come with a disclosure of my employment by the league.
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PSA: Your hockey team winning or losing a big game does not give you a free pass to harass people.
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It was impossible not to fall in love with Mats Zuccarello as a New York Ranger.
Undrafted. Unheralded. Undersized. And under-appreciated in his first stint with the team.
He is by far the greatest Norwegian hockey player ever. 352 points in 509 games as a Ranger.
Thanks, Zucc.
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The final minute of the game, PWHL Montreal is down a goal.
Marrie-Philip Poulin has the puck at center ice. She takes on all of PWHL Toronto, stickhandles for a wide entry, drives the net, past four players, and tucks it home. With 16.5 seconds left.
Captain. Clutch.
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Mika Zibanejad’s restaurant will donate to Swedish women’s hockey throughout year
#F
örFramtiden
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Just in case you wanted to start sobbing uncontrollably, here is Mélodie Daoust with her son, Mathéo.
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Lafreniere: "I have never been to New York ... my favorite [Rangers] player for sure is Panarin."
#NYR
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If it's a white guy, he needs a chance elsewhere, even and especially after doing vile shit off the ice. Everyone deserves a second chance.
Black guy? Oh, I dunno. I heard he has some character and maturity issues.
This pattern has existed in hockey for my entire damn life.
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Very cool moment.
@JTBrown23
joined the
@NWHL
Twitch stream and gifted 50 subscriptions in support of the league and its players. Love to see it.
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SO THERE'S THE PHF AND THE PWHPA. THE PHF USED TO BE THE NWHL BUT NOT THE NWHL THAT EXISTED BEFORE THE CWHL, WHICH IS ALSO GONE NOW. THE PWHPA ISN'T A LEAGUE BUT WANTS TO HAVE LEAGUE BUT NOT THE PHF LEAGUE, THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE. THEY'RE WORKING TO CREATE THEIR OWN LEAGUE BUT TOUR
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Because someone out there might really need to see it. 💜
Be good to each other.
Tera Hofmann (
@TeraHofmannnn
). Pro goaltender.
📸:
@mikehetzelphoto
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One thing is abundantly clear in all of this - PHF ownership failed their players.
Doubling the salary cap. Six-figure deals. Dozens of contracts signed and more still being negotiated on the day yesterday's news broke. Bankrupt or not, this was poor execution. This was wrong.
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A few important things to keep in mind if/when you see lopsided scores in Olympics whky:
- Most countries don't centralize
- Most don't give $ players can live on, let alone other resources
- Systemic misogyny, limited opportunities to play/develop
- Small sample sizes
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Marisa Ingemi's work in women's hockey is prolific. She has told hard stories that needed to be told and wonderful stories that deserve to be told.
I'm awestruck by the quality of her work and what she has done for the women's game. She hasn't held it back. She's made it shine.
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For the record, the day Barstool or its CEO buys an NWHL team is the day I stop covering the league and working with its data.
I'm furious on behalf of my friends and peers tonight. This league isn't where it is today without them. Period.
Be good to yourselves. Good night.
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Whatever the PWHL YouTube admin/moderator is making isn't enough. Double it. They are doing great engaging with fans, bonking trolls, and cultivating a fun chat to watch games. Whoever you are, great job!
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11,400 and counting watching the PWHL YouTube stream. The crowd at the rink is chanting and roaring and you can feel the energy wherever you are watching from.
Holy crap, it's really happening. This is so amazing.
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NEWS: The
@NYRangers
will have cardboard cutouts of their 25 players in the stands in Lake Placid in support of the
@Riveters
and
@CTWhale_NWHL
. Very cool gesture of support.
#NYR
“This is an extraordinary gesture by the New York Rangers.” -
@russooo18
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It would be amazing to see an NHL team give a female goalie in the NWHL or CWHL an opportunity to be an emergency backup. Would make a lot of sense for the NHL teams that have existing partnerships with pro women's hockey clubs.
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William Nylander experiences joy on a level that most human beings can't fathom. Here he is blissfully destroying Henrik Lundqvist.
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When you're watching women's hockey at its highest level there's no escaping players being labeled as Bobby Carpenter's daughter and Phil Kessel's sister. But when the NHL tweets out a "first family of hockey" there's not a sister or niece or daughter or a cousin to be found.
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So,
@libbyk
, aka the PWHL YouTube Gal, performed the game stream's ad break music on kazoo for the community of fans that has fallen in love with watching games together. It was simply delightful.
Give her a raise. I have been so impressed by her work this season. Huge success.
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Ngl, at first glance I thought she was signing with a gigantic quill.
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Hi,
@EASPORTSNHL
. I'd like to offer my services to help rate women's hockey players for when you add women's national teams to NHL 2021. I am fond of data and watch a lot of hockey. Also, I offer the free idea of you adding women's national teams to NHL 2021! Pretty great, right?
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Want to know the difference between men's and women's hockey?
I mean sure, the hitting thing. But watch the benches when you watch these games in Lake Placid.
Players in women's hockey are almost always standing on the bench. They're cheering. They're locked-in and engaged.
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I just wanted this on the timeline again.
Because someone out there might really need to see it. 💜
Be good to each other.
Tera Hofmann (
@TeraHofmannnn
). Pro goaltender.
📸:
@mikehetzelphoto
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“Personally, I don’t know why my effort is a bad thing.”
Putting together a reel with the Twitter handles of those who have criticized you knowing that your following has a history of targeted harassment, particularly of women, is a problem. Fans and those who follow the NWHL
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NILS LUNDKVIST FIRST NHL GOAL. He is so happy he fell over doing a fist pump. Bless him.
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The timing of this is absolutely brutal. Kevin Shattenkirk and his wife welcomed their first child into the world four weeks ago and just celebrated their anniversary.
He and his family dreamt about him becoming a Ranger for years. What a sad, sour ending to this story.
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If we don't see PWHL scrunchies within 2 seasons it will be unforgivable. I'll file a complaint.
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I don't root for teams, I root for people. Tonight, I'm cheering for Madison Packer, who is making her PWHL debut with New York.
Packer was an icon of the PHF, and, more importantly, is an advocate for inclusion, mental health, and drug overdose awareness. Have a game, Pack.
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I'm excited to announce
@HerHockeyCounts
, a public database for women's hockey stats I have tracked and compiled over the last 5 years.
It includes data from the NWHL, CWHL, NCAA DI, and int’l tournaments (with more to come).
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Hi folks.
@TheIceGarden
is on the list of sites that will no longer be managed and monetized by Vox Media. That means our contributors are no longer being paid.
I am at my day job. I'll be figuring out what we do at TIG for next steps as soon as I can. I'm gutted.
NEW: Vox Media is cutting ~7% of its staff, CEO Jim Bankoff said in an email memo today
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I sincerely hope that the Hockey Diversity Alliance reached out to Angela James, Sarah Nurse, Blake Bolden, Kelsey Koelzer, Saroya Tinker, and other black women to serve on its executive committee.
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The goalie on the bench should be allowed to interfere with play with a foam pool noodle.
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Come out! You're free!!
I love how Pelkey and her teammates went over to the penalty box to free Alina Müller from detention. That should be required for all jailbreak cellies - you open the box and get your friend out of jail.
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@TheirHC
Depression and anxiety are still in my life. I have my bad days (plenty of them), but that's okay. I can get through them. I know I can.
If you told 20-year-old Mike he'd be here one day he would have told you it was an impossible lie.
Don't give up on yourself. Ever.
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PWHPA hockey is great. NWHL hockey is great. SDHL, ZhHL, Naisten-Liiga, SWHL, USports, NCAA DI, and NCAA D3 hockey are great.
These players deserve your attention. This game grows when you engage with it and support it. Tune in, show up, and enjoy. You'll be glad that you did.
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The best women's hockey team in the world. Winners of the 2017 Women's World Championship, the 2017 Four Nations Cup, and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Team USA.
#USAvsCAN
#PyeongChang2018
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Three primary points (2 G, 1 A1) and first star honors for Natalie Spooner. Toronto wins.
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I think Ella Shelton might be just a tiny bit happy and excited.
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The biggest rivalry in hockey is no longer USA vs Canada - it has to be the PWHL Playoffs versus my sleeping schedule.
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Lias Andersson gets suspended four games for tossing his medal into the stands. William Nylander receives no suspension for an attempted regicide that the IIHF blatantly uses as the banner on its twitter account. Shenanigans.
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Crazy idea:
Hire women's hockey analysts and former/current players to be on panels discussing women's hockey. There are an abundance of brilliant people with fantastic personalities that we need to see and hear more often. Let the NHL guys do their NHL thing. This is painful.
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I like how some refs tenderly hold each other when they discuss big calls. It's so charming.
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One last time stepping off the ice. Shannon Turner, the greatest Connecticut Whale.
132 regular season games.
An untold number of shifts, blocked shots, stick checks, hits, bruises, bumps, and sacrifices both great and small.
You don't need a Cup to be great. Stick taps to
#6
.
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I'm sharing this because I'm proud of myself and, more importantly, to tell you that you can make it out of the dark. It gets better. Truly, it does.
There was no road from there to here. I had to make my own. It took time. It wasn't easy but I promise you it was worth it.
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By default, their job is harder because they cannot bodycheck. They must have sound positioning and gap control and develop exceptional stick-checking skills because they aren't allowed to take the body. They can rub an attacker out, but can't body them in open ice.
i genuinely believe that women’s hockey players are better at playing actual defense than men’s
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These jerseys are absolutely gorgeous.
𝙉𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙞𝙟𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤 ✨
C - Jenni Hiirikoski
A - Petra Nieminen
A - Michelle Karvinen
#OlympicTeamFi
#PohjoisenT
ähdet
#Peking2022
I
@leijonat
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Never forget all the shit PK caught for having a personality in a sport where we bemoan how little we see players show personality. More importantly, don't forget how he gave back and used his platform for good.
I hope he stays close to hockey, because hockey needs PK Subban.
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This is reckless and harmful. They don't care that a substantial amount of their audience harasses women with zeal and this is a green light to do that.
None of this is news to them. They don't care. They know what they're doing and don't give a shit who they hurt or imperil.
IMHO Marisa is one of the forces holding back women’s hockey and hockey in general. No one but the old guard is good enough. Rarely open to new people, new ideas, new fans or anything short of absolute ideological perfection. In a nutshell, not inclusive. The irony.
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Hear me out, I think it's only the women's and girls' tournaments that get axed because they are the women's and girls' tournaments.
I'm heartbroken and frustrated and driven to cynicism by this (again). The game is not the same for everyone.
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Women's hockey fans are ****ing amazing. It took less than 3 hours for
@NWHL
fans to raise the money to get 5-year-old Rayla up to her first
@Riveters
game in NJ. Soon she'll get to watch her favorite player Kelsey Koelzer (
@khockeyk11
) play hockey in person. Amazing.
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TW: SA
Hello, all. I'm writing this to hold myself accountable for something I wrote in 2014 for Blueshirt Banter.
I wrote Glen Sather was wrong to give Kyle Beach a second chance because he had a "well-documented attitude problem". That has been removed from the story.
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I am tremendously disappointed that no one from
@thevictorypress
or
@TheIceGarden
was invited to participate in media voting.
At TIG, we did everything we could to provide consistent coverage of all six teams. Each team has a beat. Writers traveled to games on their own dime.
The votes are in! 🗳
Finalists for six of the regular season awards will be announced from May 14-23.
📰
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Two pictures.
For USA: a victory that has taken a generation to complete. Twenty years after Nagano Team USA are once again Olympic champions.
For Canada: utter heartbreak. A 24-game winning streak in the Olympics ended in a shootout.
#USAvsCAN
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TW: self-harm, suicide
Hi. I have major depressive disorder, severe anxiety, and ADHD. I take daily psych meds and have for 20+ years. I've been hospitalized for suicidal ideation. I have scars.
I'm still here. You're not alone. I love you and it's okay to ask for help. 💚
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That was a really outstanding hockey broadcast. The pxp and color were great, the panel was insightful, and the interviews were smooth and fun. Great stuff all around. Loved it.
Also, the PWHL mods in the YouTube chat were helpful and fantastic to a lot of excited new fans.
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Mikyla Grant-Mentis should not still be available. That's the shocker for me at this stage. MGM is a player in her prime who can continue to build on her game with the right resources, which is what this league is about. Play her at wing and let her do her thing.
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There is no pro women's hockey without queer players and fans. It doesn't exist - certainly not in the way that it does today.
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Any pro women's league that doesn't welcome trans athletes is a league I will not be covering or providing public resources for. The hate will continue to spread until we hold everyone accountable, including those we may have once thought heroes.
Amplify trans voices & creators.
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Mikyla Grant-Mentis is the first Black player in NWHL history to be named MVP of the league. She brings home two awards tonight - she was also named the Newcomer of the Year.
Grant-Mentis had one hell of a year for
@TheTorontoSix
. She is, no doubt about it, a star.
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