From youth hockey players coming up the ranks and discovering their love for the game to university and professional players in North America and overseas to beer leaguers living their dreams in rinks around the world—we’re covering it all.
Browse our list of women’s hockey leagues to find first-hand accounts of players living the dream, along with exclusive coverage from our Women’s Hockey Life team.
Road to the 2019 CCOA: New Zealand
Abbey Heale, at just 17 years old, has already played for New Zealand’s senior women’s ice hockey team (the Ice Fernz) at two IIHF World Championships. Also on her resume…
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Alexis Crossley-Miller reaches professional status with Worcester Blades
With the Blades organization beginning an exciting new chapter in Worcester, the addition of accomplished skater Alexis Crossley-Miller heralds a time of optimism. Signed as a free agent during an…
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Nicco Cardarelli calls CWHL hockey
In a season that has resulted with the landmark broadcast deal for the Calgary Inferno, the CWHL has featured a remarkable group of broadcasters, comprising a growing chapter in CWHL…
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Jocelyne Larocque receives Tom Longboat Award
Among the most skilled blueliners of the decade, Jocelyne Larocque continues to add a series of accolades and honors to her sensational body of work. A member of the Triple…
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Courtney Semplice | USA Blue | 2018 ISBHF Masters
Among the feel-good stories of the 2018 ISBHF Masters, one of the most fascinating involved Team USA competitor Courtney Semplice. While the vast majority of Masters’ players already possessed experience…
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Switzerland to America: A billet family’s story
Fate. Sometimes things just fall into place. Sometimes we are at the right place at the right time. This was our case. A friend sent us a message on Labor…
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Giving Team India the Canadian hockey experience
Sometimes it’s the average people, those without fame or celebrity-status, who are the ones who can make all the difference. Usually, they go unnoticed, quietly working hard behind-the-scenes to bring…
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An update on the Princeton Tigers’ season
When I was younger and still lived at home, no matter what happened at school during the day—whether I had a fight with a friend, did poorly on a test,…
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Moving away from home for hockey
There are the obvious ‘ups’ about moving, like playing on an amazing hockey team and making lots of new friends, but there are also the ‘downs’ like missing my family…
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Recapping Spokane women’s hockey’s season
Hockey is back once again as September rolled around for the start of hockey season for most of us. The league I play in is the Spokane women’s hockey league,…
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Road to the 2019 CCOA: Team Philippines
At the 2018 IIHF Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia (CCOA) Division I tournament in Malaysia, there was one player who lit up the scoreboard at a rate of 2.67 goals…
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Kacey Bellamy releases ‘Unbroken Heart of Gold’
In what has proven to be the most exciting year in the accomplished career of Kacey Bellamy, the sense of achievement and celebration becomes richer by the realization of a…
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Calgary Inferno on the air with The Fan 960
With the 2018-19 CWHL season heralding a new era of relevance for the league, the Calgary Inferno have made an integral contribution to this empowering time. Complemented by the appearance…
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Balancing life and hockey as a student-athlete
Being a student athlete is pretty difficult. I go to school five days a week, then I have sports and clubs after school. On weekends I have hockey practice and…
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Anais Valdez shares her hockey travel experiences
Have you ever been to Toronto, Philadelphia, or New York City? I have for hockey tournaments! It was so fun—first we went to Philadelphia for a league game, then Toronto…
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Warrior Hockey partners with Boston Pride
October 25, 2018 – Demonstrating its continued commitment to female athletes, Warrior Hockey has signed a partnership with the National Women’s Hockey League’s Boston Pride. Warrior Hockey will collaborate with…
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Competitiveness in recreational hockey
I play in a non-competitive recreational women’s league for fun. But what does that mean? It’s recreational, but does that mean there is no sense of competition at all? It’s…
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Growing girls hockey in Copenhagen
The image is intriguing. Two girls taking a face-off in the dark with a glowing red puck. This image quickly became the most liked and commented on 2018 IIHF World…
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Melissa Wronzberg retires from Markham Thunder
Part of a group of four fantastic women whose Clarkson Cup triumph with the Markham Thunder represented their competitive swan song, Melissa Wronzberg walks away from elite play with a…
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Opening the NAIT Ooks’ 2018-19 season
Hello, and welcome back to a new season with the NAIT Ooks women’s hockey team! My name is Moira Bryan and I will be writing the blog posts this year…
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SUNY Oswego’s transition to the ACHA
Starting off a new season in a new league was not as easy as my teammates and I had hoped. As much as we were trying to prepare for what…
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The beginning of Princeton women’s hockey season
Although my Sophomore season at Princeton University just officially started about a week ago, there has already been a very different vibe in the rink. In the past few seasons,…
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Lisa Buratynski back with Canada on biggest stage of WBHF play
Having returned for a second consecutive appearance with Canada’s national ball hockey team at the WBHF World Championships, Lisa Buratynski continues to blossom into a cornerstone for the program’s future.…
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Hockey camp with three Olympic gold medalists
“That’s the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball, and now hockey–and know they can win a Gold Medal…
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Thunder Bay Bantam A Queens: An update from Presley Brohm
We have really started to get into our games and practices. So far we have had six games and a lot of practices. We played the Peewee Queens team twice…
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Jessica Hartwick retires after career with Ryerson Rams and CWHL Thunder
Experiencing the jubilation of a Clarkson Cup championship, it also provided a storybook ending for Jessica Hartwick. Opting to hang up her skates in the aftermath of such a monumental…
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Gwynne Attenborough gains great perspective on pleasure of playing for Canada
Having recently enjoyed her fifth anniversary as a member of Canada’s national women’s ball hockey team, Gwynne Attenborough has taken on the persona of both role model and ambassador. Since…
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Furies Draft Pick Brittany Howard raises profile of Colonials greats in the pros
Among the top offensive prospects in the 2018 CWHL Draft, Brittany Howard landed with the Toronto Furies. Selected eighth overall, the offensively gifted skater holds the potential to upgrade a…
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University of Saskatchewan’s Kaitlin Willoughby’s drafted by Calgary Inferno
With a highly diverse draft class, the acquisition of Kaitlin Willoughby in the 2018 CWHL Draft certainly represents a significant blend of Western Canadian talent for the Calgary Inferno. Raised…
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Common questions young female hockey players get
There are not as many hockey girls out there, so I don’t blame people when they have a question. Honestly, I’d rather they ask than assume. But some of these…
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