FIFA World Cup: Where do Canada and the U.S. stand?
Canada’s Rebecca Quinn makes a dash for the ball in a game against the USA. (Photo courtesy of Sportsnet.) The Women’s FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 7th in France. With both Canada and the U.S.A. in a good position to place well, here is a closer look at the state of each team […]
Forget thorn in the side – the Thorns are on top
Lindsey Horan of the Portland Thorns (Photo courtesy of OregonLive.com.) The 2019 NWSL season has been officially underway for one month now, and the only team that has managed to avoid a loss is the Portland Thorns. With their come-from-behind win over the Orlando Pride this past Saturday, the Thorns added their second win of […]
The WNBA reaches its 22nd season
Maya Moore is a WNBA star on the Minnesota Lynx. As Sports Illustrated’s 2017 Performer of the Year and a top-10 scorer in NCAA D1, Moore makes about $45,000 a year with the Lynx. (Photo courtesy of Pioneer Press.) April 24 marked the 22nd anniversary of the approval to form the WNBA. Over the past […]
#ForTheLeague: The fight for equality in women’s professional hockey
Photo courtesy of ESPN. A lot has taken place in the world of women’s professional hockey since the CWHL announced on Mar. 31 that they would be folding. Here is a recap of everything that’s happened in the last two months. Folding of the CWHL The announcement came just one week after the Calgary Inferno […]
A look at the upcoming WNBA draft
Photo courtesy of Sporting News. Following the excitement of March Madness is the 2019 WNBA Draft, taking place at 7:00 p.m. on April 10th at the Nike Headquarters in New York City. Picking first will be the Las Vegas Aces, who won the draft lottery last August. This marks the third year in a row […]
Clarkson Cup awards recap
Marie-Philip Poulin swept up the night and took home three awards. (Photo courtesy of CWHL.) The CWHL awards took place this past Friday and were a great showcase of the league’s top talents. Alongside host Caroline Cameron, each team had a tribute introduced by a young female hockey player from their local community. Hopefully those […]
2019 Clarkson Cup awards and their nominees
Clarkson Cup Awards will be held on Sunday at Ryerson University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre. Hosted by Hockey Central’s Caroline Cameron, the event will showcase the top talents in the league. While many of the awards are voted on, there are two that have already been decided with the formal presentation to come over the weekend. […]
Wickenheiser to be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame
Photo courtesy of Olympic.ca. On May 26t, during the men’s World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, Hayley Wickenheiser will be the fourth woman to be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. After retiring in 2016, Wickenheiser has had an incredible 22-year IIHF career that started at the young age of 12 when she played for […]
Hefford named to the Order of Hockey in Canada
Photo courtesy of Hockey Canada. Jayna Hefford, current interim commissioner of the CWHL, has been officially announced as one of the three honourees to be inducted into the 2019 class of the Order of Hockey in Canada. She will be honoured alongside Ken Hitchcock and George Kingston in Edmonton in June. Hefford has a long […]
CWHL Community Day happens this weekend
The CWHL has moved their annual Community Day to the All-Star game weekend.