Via The Athletic, a report on the Milwaukee Admirals’ Luke Prokop who became the first openly gay player to appear in AHL game:
Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Luke Prokop made his AHL debut Friday against the Rockford [...]
November
8,
2023
Via Andscape, a report on Laila Edwards making history as the first Black woman to play for the U.S. national team:
Years later, Laila Edwards still can’t recall exactly what the guest speaker said to her youth hockey team. [...]
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on the recent settlement of a landmark class-action case which was one of the farthest-reaching challenges to high school sports under federal Title IX protections:
Hawaii education [...]
November
3,
2023
Via TSN (The Sports Network - Canada), Breaking Down Barriers is a 12-part series that highlights and focuses on the people and organizations working to change hockey culture and make the game more accessible. One of my favorites [...]
November
3,
2023
Via Instagram, an important reminder of the pioneering leadership of legendary marathoner Kathrine Switzer, who - in 1967 - persevered through physical and verbal attacks to become the first woman to officially run the Boston [...]
October
30,
2023
Courtesy of The Athletic, a look - after a tumultuous year - behind the scenes of the NHL’s first Pride night of the season:
As the Arizona Coyotes poured onto the ice for warmups on Friday evening, Reaven Fallows was [...]