On Wednesday afternoon, the Hockey Hall Of Fame announced those individuals elected to the class of 2020. That class included Canadian goaltender Kim St-Pierre. St-Pierre is the eighth woman and first goaltender to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. A native of Chateauguay, Quebec, St-Pierre grew up playing boys hockey until the age…
The IIHF is ready to resume business in 2021. After the 2020 schedule was ravaged by the COVID-19 outbreak around the globe, the organization is preparing for a return to normal. That’s great news for fans of the sport. On Monday, the IIHF released a number of details regarding their 2021 schedule. A number of…
Today is a landmark day in the world of women’s hockey as the Austrian Ice Hockey Association has announced the creation of a new high-performance training center for women’s ice hockey. As part of the announcement, the Austrian Ice Hockey Association said the facility will be federally funded and will be housed in Villach. While…
Last Wednesday, Team USA named their 2021 World Junior team coaching staff. It has a little wrinkle to it, as Theresa Feaster becomes the first woman to be named to the U.S. junior team coaching staff. Feaster, the daughter of former NHL general manager Jay Feaster, is making her first appearance as a member of…
On Friday, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced the 2020 Women’s World Rankings. Per the IIHF, the annual rankings are based on the results in the World Championships and Olympic Winter Games (including Olympic Qualification) of the last four years. The 2020 edition is used for the seeding for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games….
History continues to be made in the sport of hockey. For the first time in the game’s history, a woman will hold the position of General Manager. On Wednesday, long-time Swiss women’s goaltender Florence Schelling was named the General Manager of SC Bern in the Swiss Men’s Hockey League. She becomes the first female GM…
The NHLPA is trying to pass the time during the COVID-19 outbreak with another #NHLPAPlayerPoll. 588 players from all 31 NHL teams were polled anonymously on 20 hockey-related questions during the season. Included in those questions? Who the players thought was the best female hockey player. NHL players got an up close look at some…
This week should have been the start of the 2020 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship. However, that event was cancelled back in March because of the coronavirus outbreak. Ever since the NHL paused their season, networks have been showing replays of hockey games, mostly NHL and men’s Olympics. We wondered, through over two weeks, if…
The hockey world could have its first casualty as the growing fear of the Coronavirus spreads. According to a new report coming from TSN’s Darren Dreger, the International Ice Hockey Federation are making plans to cancel the 2020 Women’s World Hockey Championships later this month taking place in Halifax and Turo Nova Scotia The IIHF…
Earlier this week, USA Hockey announced the roster that will represent the country at the 2020 Women’s World Championships in Nova Scotia. The group, under the eye of coach Bob Corkum, has a few interesting and questionable at best omissions. Both Lamoureux twins will not represent their country next month in Canada in a shocking…