Two scholars of religion examine what the devotion to the Montreal Canadiens reveals about spirituality, belonging and what people are actually searching for when they watch the game.
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Incidents like this underscore the importance of advancing concussion detection, management and prevention strategies in high-impact sports like hockey.
Campbell’s story serves as a reminder of the challenges women coaches face, but it also demonstrates how achieving a coaching role in a professional league, though difficult, is not insurmountable.
Although the Edmonton Oilers lost the Stanley Cup final, they managed to win the support of many Canadians during the playoffs. How did they do it?
The Toronto Maple Leafs have important decisions to make this offseason. One of them should be to keep their word.
The death of hockey player Adam Johnson calls for improvements in player safety and protective gear design.
Should Canadian hockey fans be frustrated with the success of non-traditional hockey markets at the expense of Canadian teams?
Why do many Canadian hockey fans feel the urge to support teams they would ordinarily delight in rooting against?
Brands taking a stand on social issues is no longer remarkable — but that only makes it harder to be authentic.
A 21st-century hockey team is connected with Gen. Sherman’s Atlanta campaign and the destructive journey to Savannah.
The Stanley Cup hockey finals were cancelled mid-series in 1919 because of the flu pandemic. Unlike a century ago, the NHL has put player health ahead of profit when dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
Professional women’s hockey is trying to emerge from a crisis by creating a players’ union to improve pay and working conditions.
If hockey is to be a sport that brings people together and fosters what’s best about Canada, it needs to reckon with Canada’s – and hockey’s – history of racism and settler colonialism.
When the Canadian Women’s Hockey League announced it was folding, it was seen as a setback for women’s hockey. But history suggests the death of one hockey league leads to new opportunities.
Almost 50 years ago, a white, non-American athlete supported Black athletes protesting racial injustice. Peter Norman paid a price for taking a stand. Canada’s Sidney Crosby is no Peter Norman.
As the NFL Draft starts in Chicago, it is important to remember that most college athletes need to pay attention to their academic life: only about 4% will go on to play professionally.
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