Hockey 1960 olympics

Of the 23 players named to the U.S. roster for the 2020 World Championships (the event was ultimately called off due to COVID-19), zero are currently playing in the NWHL. Instead, 16 are members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), five are still in college, and the remaining two are playing abroad in the Zhenskaya Hockey League. Canada’s current roster tells a similar story. … [Read more...] about The current state of professional women’s hockey, explained

“We’re not playing anywhere professionally in North America. We just want to build something better,” U.S. forward Hilary Knight said, according to The Associated Press. “Now, what that looks like could be a handful of different things. But our main purpose and goal is to promote the growth of the game and increase the visibility. But ultimately, we need the sustainability factor to make us all feel better about what we’re doing on a daily basis.” … [Read more...] about Female hockey stars boycott professional leagues

Like it or not, politics and sports do mix  Despite these circumstances, the IIHF long seemed to be dithering on a decision to revoke Minsk's co-hosting rights, which put its president in a very difficult position. On the one hand, he tirelessly stressed that the IIHF is not a political organization; it's all about the game on the ice. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Ice Hockey Federation gets Belarus decision right, perhaps a bit late

However, playing under the pressure of trailing by a goal, the Indian team produced a scintillating performance in the last quarter of the match by scoring thrice inside the last nine minutes, and bagging a come-from-behind 4-2 victory against their hosts. Two Penalty Corner goals from Gagandeep Kaur in the 51st and 59th minutes, and one goal from Sangita Kumari in the 53rd minute gave India a well-deserved win in the second match of their Tour of Chile. … [Read more...] about Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team come from behind to beat Chile Junior Women’s Team 4-2

So, in Ryan Lochte the International Olympic Committee finally has its poster boy. Nothing says “IOC, bitch!” like landing in a host city, extracting personal glory from it, partying it up and then leaving the place more broken and out of pocket than you found it. It’s such an IOC move, dude. You have your fun, you get wrecked, you piss on a gas station, you break its bathroom door, you claim to have been robbed, you blame a bunch of stuff on the crappy Brazilians. … [Read more...] about Ryan Lochte: an Olympic tale of gold medals and white privilege