Treasured Milestones Part of Remarkable Time for Laurie Wood
As the sport of women’s ice sledge hockey continues to make inroads throughout North America and Europe, fans are introduced to a remarkable group of women that continue to inspire.…
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My First Time Skating … In My 40s
After dating a hockey player (amateur), I decided to start skating. Why should he have all the fun? I’m pretty active hiking, biking and running, but with two ACL tears,…
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UND Say It’s Time To Get Down To Business
We are one month into the 2015-year, and the University of North Dakota women’s hockey team is taking big strides. Only losing one game this second half of the season,…
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Accomplished Coach Shawna Davidson Makes Women’s Hockey History Twice
Part of the generation that helped put women’s hockey on the map; Shawna Davidson was part of the inaugural IIHF Women’s World Championships in 1990. Appearances would also follow in…
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SCSU Look to Find Their Winning Ways
Despite a long holiday break the St. Cloud State Huskies haven’t been able to get their first “W” of the second half. Our first series of 2015 was a home…
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Future Stars of Today at the U18 Worlds
I guess most of you already know how the U18 World Championship in Buffalo turned out so I’ll just brush that with a short recap. As expected USA and Canada didn’t…
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The Game Is Not Just About You; Inspiring Others
I was 14 when I fell in love with hockey, a bright-eyed teenager just about to begin high school. I’d never been interested in the sport before so my parents,…
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Amanda Mazzotta Extends Goaltending Legacy with National U18 Team
A remarkable goaltender who has carved a sterling legacy with the Cornell Big Red, Amanda Mazzotta also knows the thrill of donning the Maple Leaf on her jersey. Having participated…
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Rebecca Johnston Rides All-Star Game Momentum Towards Special Milestone
As many of the hockey heroes from Sochi made their mark at the inaugural CWHL All-Star Game held in Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, the biggest moment was reserved for Rebecca…
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A Cure for “Bus Legs”: 3 Things You Must Do
As a coach, my teams are veterans of road trips. It seems like each year there are a number of three to five hour bus trips – and even the…
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Living and Playing in Erzurum, Turkey
Hello all! My name is Jocelynne, 23 years old, a Canadian from Toronto, Ontario, who recently made the move to Erzurum, Turkey to play ice hockey in the TBHF; Turkish…
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We All Sweep for ICE CREAM
There are two words to describe The Ohio State University women’s ice hockey season since winter break started: ICE CREAM. We have a tradition on road trips that if we…
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Passion Leads to Purpose; Helping Your Team See Success. A Mid-Season Reminder for Coaches
Passion. The root of the word in Latin means suffering. By dictionary definition passion is a “strong and barely controllable emotion, an intense love, desire or enthusiasm for something.” Putting…
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Sorry, I can’t, I have hockey…
There is something special about growing up in a family that bonds around one passion. For my family, that passion is hockey. The idea of this bond evokes senses that I cannot even…
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Marissa Gedman and Lyndsey Fry: Teammates, Roommates, Best Friends
I decided to sit down with two members of my class who I have been lucky enough to play beside for four years, and develop life long lasting relationships with.…
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Third Time Is Golden for Jincy Dunne as She Leads USA to the IIHF Women’s U18 World Championship
Of course it was Jincy Dunne. It had to be. The defenseman from Missouri was the leader of this United States team before it even came together in Buffalo. This was…
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Is Hockey Getting Soft?
Is hockey getting "soft"? Some would say softer than their pillows, others may claim that the sport is changing, and thus, something that was once tough-as-nails is starting to become…
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NU Huskies Skate with U8 Youth Team Post-Game
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday season with your families and friends, and a great new year as well! The pups had to arrive back…
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Chatham Cougars Take to the Road
Hello and Happy New Year! After a short holiday break, we returned to Pittsburgh from our different areas of the continent to prepare for a small tournament in Boston prior…
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Wins for Russia, Czech Republic at the IIHF Women’s U18 World Championship
It’s an all-Group A semfinal round for the Women’s U18 World Championship. Russia and the Czech Republic won their quarterfinal games to earn berths in Sunday’s semifinal round at HarborCenter…
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Hat Trick from Samoskevich Powers U.S. to the Semifinal Round
Melissa Samoskevich didn’t describe her goals. The individual effort didn’t matter to the native of Sandy Hook, Conn. Sure she had three goals and the hat trick was nice. But…
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Canada Earns Bye Into Semifinals, Finland, Sweden Advance in Group B
With a 7-1 win over the Czech Republic, Canada secured a berth in the semifinals of the Women’s U18 World Championship at HarborCenter in Buffalo, N.Y. With the bye into…
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Sometimes, All You Need Is A …
Players in pressure situations, particularly females, tend to overthink what needs to be done in a high-stakes game. At the end of the day, when a championship game stand between…
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Ooks Are Back At it; Bringing in the New Year
Happy New Year Blog Followers! Hard to believe it’s 2015, and I am going into my last semester of school and final half of hockey. It is exciting, but I…
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Canada Rebounds With Key Win over Russia
It was an emotional and disappointing opening game for Canada at t the Women’s U18 World Championship. But they came back determined on Tuesday. After getting one point in a…
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Americans Get Late Goals To Secure Second Win in Women’s U18 World Championship
Some games, you do everything but score. The United States was riding a one-goal lead for the better part of its game with the Czech Republic Tuesday night before finally…
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U.S. Opens Women’s U18 World Championships With Shootout Win Over Canada
Never get too high. Never get too low. That’s been the theme for the United States team as they prepared for the 2015 IIHF Women’s U18 World Championship. The Americans…
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Sweden, Russia, Swiss Earn Opening Wins at U18 World Championship
Welcome to opening day of the 2015 IIHF Women’s U18 World Championship at HarborCenter in Buffalo, N.Y. Here’s a recap of the opening games heading into the marquee preliminary matchup…
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Life Without Hockey; Embracing Change
Happy New Year! It seems as if the holidays flew by faster than ever this year, which is utterly depressing. I flew home to Halifax on December 20th and came…
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Do More of What Makes You HAPPY; Play Hockey
I started playing hockey when I was 8 years old. Ringette is what got me started skating the 2 years prior to that. But when I attended the Brandon Wheat…
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