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CEO Scott Smith leaves Hockey Canada, entire board

CEO Scott Smith leaves Hockey Canada, entire board steps down - Sportsnet.ca

Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that CEO Scott Smith, who came under fire for how Hockey Canada has handled allegations of sexual assaults by two Canadian world junior teams, has left the organization. All Hockey Canada board members have also agreed to step down "to make room for a new slate of directors."
The State of Goalie Pulling in the NHL

The State of Goalie Pulling in the NHL

When people ask me how to get into sports analytics, I always suggest starting with a question that they’re interested in exploring and using that question as a framework for learning the domain kn…
The Impact of Ankle Motion on Ice Hockey Performan

The Impact of Ankle Motion on Ice Hockey Performance - Adam Virgile Sports Science

When I began writing an article on the physical qualities which are related to being an ultra-fast skater, I began with ankle dorsiflexion…which resulted in a deep dive…and, now, have found that the article would be too long to cover anything else. Without further ado, here’s a write-up on ankle dorsiflexion and on-ice performance. Ankle […]
17-year-old junior hockey player hopes his coming

17-year-old junior hockey player hopes his coming out will inspire others

As Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players gear for a season they hope will change their lives, a goal-scoring 17-year-old New Brunswicker decided not to wait for the puck to drop before changing his. Yanic Duplessis, an elite-level player who was drafted by the QMJHL's Drummondville Voltigeurs in 2019, revealed he is gay earlier this week. In the hockey world, that qualifies as significant news. One of the reasons the native of Saint-Antoine, N.B., decided to step forward is to help make such announcements unremarkable. "It was a struggle for me, and it shouldn't be," he said in an interview with CBC's Quebec A.M., later adding "it shouldn't be a big deal." And for Duplessis, it was. He tells of anxiety attacks at school and calling …
Quick Shifts: How Tortorella is preparing for Keef

Quick Shifts: How Tortorella is preparing for Keefe's Leafs - Sportsnet.ca

Sheldon Keefe and John Tortorella already taking different approaches to do-or-die series | Kyle Dubas disapproves of Auston Matthews report | Some very aggressive play-in round picks | Leafs playoff lines? + 8 more NHL goodies.
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Stan Mikita is often credited with starting the Cu
Stan Mikita is often credited with starting the Curve Craze. Here is one of his old sticks.
Utica Comets on Instagram: "The @theahl has cancel

Utica Comets on Instagram: “The @theahl has cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 regular season and the 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs due to the ongoing COVID-19 public…”

Utica Comets shared a post on Instagram: "The @theahl has cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 regular season and the 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis.". Follow their account to see 3936 posts.