Janine Weber’s Meteoric Rise to Relevance Continues with Riveters
While many athletes hope to be able to accomplish something historic at least once in their careers, Austria’s Janine Weber was blessed to achieve it twice in one year. In…
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Nepean Wildcats Star Players Proudly Graduate from PWHL to NCAA Play
Over the last few seasons, the Nepean Wildcats have emerged as one of the elite franchises in Ontario’s PWHL. From providing players that have suited up for Canada’s Under-18 program,…
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Peggy Assinck Brings Resiliency and Perseverance to a Sterling Hockey Career
As the women of ice sledge hockey are poised for greatness, the mystique of their efforts is the influences and the inspirations that have helped to empower them. Helping to…
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Hockey is Everybody’s World
He sits in front of the T.V. with his parents every Saturday night watching Hockey Night in Canada. He admires the sold-out crowd and the commentators’ ability to flawlessly trace…
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Maude Gelinas Combines Academic and Athletic Success for the Montreal Carabins
Equally successful on and off the ice, Maude Gelinas is among a remarkable group of accomplished student athletes competing for the University of Montreal Carabins. A fourth-year forward who was…
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Friendship Defines Ice Sledge Hockey Journey of Tuyet Morris Yurczyszyn
In a sport such as ice sledge hockey, the love of the game tends to be the unifying element among so many players, eventually planting the seeds towards a flourishing…
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Ice Sledge Hockey Represents New Athletic Dimension for Eri Yamamoto MacDonald
Possessing a background as a paraswimmer, Eri Yamamoto MacDonald never thought that the day would come when her athletic career would extend to the rink. Born in Japan, she would…
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Claire Buchanan Brings Love of Sport to Ice Sledge Hockey
Despite growing up with a disability, Claire Buchanan never let it hold her back. Whether it was hardcourt heroics in wheelchair basketball, or the chance to mount the sled at…
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IIHF Hall of Fame Nod Another Extension of Maria Rooth’s Historic Hockey Career
Part of the generation that helped reignite the passion for women’s hockey, contributing to a modern rebirth, Maria Rooth was among one of the greatest players to represent Sweden. Part…
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World-Class Superstar Marie-Philip Poulin Declares for 2015 Edition of CWHL Draft
As anticipation builds for the 2015 CWHL Draft, an exciting announcement only adds to the momentum. Marie-Philip Poulin, best known among Canadian sports fans for her gold-medal winning goals at…
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