Locker Talk keeps you up to date on the latest women’s hockey activities around the world. Here you’ll find the latest happenings around the rink, from hockey parents sharing their perspectives to reviews of the latest hockey equipment on the market.
The top items you need in your hockey bag
Every hockey player knows that a lot can go wrong during practice or a game. You could damage some of your equipment or worse, injure yourself. Therefore, it is…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Madison Wiggins| Charlotte, NC
MEET MADISON WIGGINS! Tell us about yourself! My name is Madison Wiggins, I’m from Charlotte, NC, and I play collegiate ice hockey and soccer at Finlandia University. I started playing…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Abbie Shynkaruk | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
MEET ABBIE! Tell us about yourself! Hi, my name is Abbie. I’m from Saskatoon Saskatchewan, and this year I played for the A Comet Crusaders. Next year I will be…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Hannah Whittle | England
MEET Hannah Whittle! Tell us about yourself! I’m from England. I play roller hockey for over 4 different teams across the UK (mixed and women’s). I’ve been playing roller hockey…
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The difficulties female coaches face at the grassroots level
“See it. Be it.” Four words. Two sentences. Simple idea with such a big impact. It was my long lost hockey friend Jessica Cox who shared these words with me.…
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Concussed. A Retreat focused on healing and community
For any athlete, a concussion diagnosis can be pretty scary; it does not just affect playing time or training, it affects other important areas in daily life. For every high…
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Seattle Kraken Announce Kraken Youth Hockey and Skating Academy Coaching Staff
Seattle Kraken Announce Kraken Youth Hockey and Skating Academy Coaching Staff Hockey and skating programs will be open to the public this fall at the Kraken Training Center SEATTLE…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Mikayla Christman | Warman, Saskatchewan
MEET MIKAYLA CHRISTMAN! Tell us about yourself! I am a goalie from Warman, Saskatchewan and I currently play for the female Warman AA wildcats hoping to make a AAA team…
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We Are All on the Same Team
As an avid athlete who dabbled in a few different sports, I found that I enjoyed the competitive edge sports provided. When I found street hockey, I fell in love…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Skylar Ruschpler | Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
MEET SKYLAR RUSCHPLER! Tell us about yourself! Hi! I’m Skylar and I have been skating since I was walking. I have played for eight years now, four years with boys…
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A Lesson in Unconscious Bias from Walter Gretzky
From the time I moved to SW Ontario, I was told many stories about Walter Gretzky. I heard that he was extremely approachable, very friendly, and super chatty. Since I…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Mary Robinson | Maryland, U.S.A.
MEET MARY ROBINSON! Tell us about yourself! I’m from Maryland and I’m 19 and currently a freshman playing ACHA hockey at Adrian College in Michigan. My family is huge on…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Megan Purcell| Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
MEET MEGAN PURCELL! Tell us about yourself! I was born and raised in metro-Detroit, aka Hockeytown, but now live in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex of Texas. Though my hockey journey…
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Dare to Make History: A Fight for Change in Women’s Hockey
“Cheer for the one behind” Dare to Dream: Chasing a Dream and Fighting for Equity is everything you are hoping for in a memoir, it explains the highs and…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Amelie Tonini | Italy
MEET AMELIE TONINI! Tell us about yourself! Hi WHL family! I’m Elie, a 16 years old female goalie from Italy, currently playing for a u17 boys team and a female…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Sam Ledwich| Haverhill, Massachusetts
MEET SAM! Tell us about yourself! My name is Samantha but my friends call me Sam. I am from a small town near Haverhill MA and I work at an…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Tenisha Rehberg | Ontario, Canada
MEET TENISHA REHBERG Tell us about yourself! Hi my name is Tenisha and I’m from St.Catharines, Ontario, Canada. I’m a university student and work part time for the city of…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Jorja Imrie | Saskatchewan, Canada
MEET JORJA IMRIE! Tell us about yourself! I currently live in a small town in Saskatchewan. I started playing hockey around the age of 5. One day at practice my…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Sabrina Triantafillou | Ontario, Canada
MEET SABRINA TRIANTAFILLOU! Tell us about yourself! I’m from Mississauga Ontario Canada. I am in grade 3 and I’ve been playing hockey for 4 years playing on multiple teams within the GTA.…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Anneka Aspaas| Saskatchewan, Canada
MEET ANNEKA ASPAAS ! Tell us about yourself! I was born in the U.S. in Maryland. I started playing hockey there at age four. Then at age eight I moved…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Quinn Toll | Brockville, ON
MEET QUINN TOLL! Tell us about yourself! I am from Brockville, ON but I lived in Beaumont AB from age 5-10. I love to play hockey and lacrosse. I currently…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Cassie Froio | Tewksbury, MA
MEET CASSIE FROIO! Tell us about yourself! Hi! My name is Cassie. I am from Tewksbury, MA, USA. When I’m not on the ice, I am an AAU baseball coach…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT| Sydney Conrad | Los Angeles, California
MEET SYDNEY CONRAD! Tell us about yourself! Hi, I am Sydney Conrad, my hockey family calls me Syd. I am a 25 year old student/teacher. I am back in school…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Maddison Williams | North Carolina
MEET MADDISON WILLIAMS! Tell us about yourself! I am Madison and I am from England but, I have lived here in North Carolina for almost 8 years. I am an…
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#DiversityAtTheRink | Seattle Kraken’s Chanel Keenan
Breaking barriers is an understatement for NHL Seattle Kraken’s new independent intersectionality consultant, Chanel Keenan. She has vowed to make it her personal mission to ensure hockey truly is a…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Addisen Greenwood | Anchorage, Alaska
MEET ADDISEN GREENWOOD! Tell us about yourself! I play on an all girls AA 16U team even though I am only 14 years old. I am a left and right…
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HockeyGirlz Dedicated to Create Space for Everyone
HockeyGirlz is a newly minted brand that is designed to create community within the hockey world for young girls and women to learn more about the game and to find…
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3x Olympian Shannon Szabados Launches Children’s Book
3x Olympian for Team Canada, Shannon Szabados has certainly been occupied during quarantine; with a new baby girl who was born in August of this year, Szabados adds “children’s author…
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Austyn Pagano | Long Island, New York
MEET AUSTYN PAGANO! Tell us about yourself! My name is Austyn Pagano, I am 8 years old and I live on Long Island, New York. I started playing hockey last…
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Shaping the lives of youth on and off the ice
Photo provided by the True North Youth Foundation True North Youth Foundation’s, Winnipeg Jets Hockey Academy is dedicated to providing a program for youth during the school year to have…
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