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Weekly Roundup: The Primarily Pittsburgh Edition
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 26, 2010 at 8:53pm
In this inaugural edition of the Draft Day Suit weekly roundup of news you may have missed, I’m sticking close to home. There’s a lot going on in Pittsburgh right now. Sue me. And then tell me what’s going on in your fair city so I’ll have more to...more
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Penn State elevates hockey
by Title IX Blog
posted September 17, 2010 at 5:23pm
Both the men's and women's club ice hockey teams at Penn State will be elevated to varsity status. The announcement, which will likely contain the time table for the move, will come later this morning.The teams are the beneficiaries of very generous Penn ...more
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How To Get Off The Confidence Roller Coaster
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted September 17, 2010 at 12:50am
Something interesting happens when you move up to the next level. Whether it’s from high school to college, college to national team or atom to peewee, the reality is that when most players make the jump from one age group or ability level to the next o...more
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Kovalchuk, Contracts, and Old Age Pensions
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 4, 2010 at 9:11am
So let me make sure I’ve got this straight.
Ilya Kovalchuk wants a shit-ton of money to play hockey in the NHL. He’s pretty good. If anyone deserves a shit-ton of money in the NHL, it’s probably him.
The New Jersey Devils have a shit-ton of money ...more
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More on roller derby
by After Atalanta
posted September 1, 2010 at 2:46pm
In that sometimes coincidental way that things converge in one's life, yesterday morning on NPR there was a story on roller derby. Learned a little more history like that it was originally a sport created for men. And then during the depression the man cr...more
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Girls Hockey On-Ice & Off-Ice Workshops
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted August 30, 2010 at 4:23pm
With September and the season just around the corner, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know about the Total Female Hockey Team & Association Development Seminars that we offer on and off the ice during the season. I thought this might be som...more
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Women's Hockey: Context, Please
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 27, 2010 at 7:20pm
This New York Times article on the possible establishment of a women's pro hockey league backed by the NHL contains a good chunk of lazy reporting. How would a Canada-U.S. based league assuage concerns about the viability of the sport in other places? ...more
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SuperGirl 2010 Is Complete
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted August 26, 2010 at 12:03am
The first ladies of action sports hit Venice Beach, California yesterday when the 4th Annual Supergirl Jam’s Skateboard Street, Snowboard Rail Jam and Inline Skating Best Trick competitions played before thousands of fans along the boardwalk. At day’...more
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4th Annual Supergirl Jam results
by Pretty Tough
posted August 23, 2010 at 8:24pm
The 4th Annual Supergirl Jam wrapped Sunday, August 22 in Venice Beach, Calif. with over 100 of the top female snowboarders, skateboarders and inline skaters competing.
In addition to the action sports stars, Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion ...more
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A big week for women's hockey
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 23, 2010 at 2:27pm
As the NHL season gets set to gear up, some historic happenings have enlivened the women's hockey world.* First, the Canadian Women's Hockey League held its first draft, at which Ohio State's Tessa Bonhomme became the first overall pick. The Hockey Ne...more
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Canada, hockey, women and the Hall of Fame
by After Atalanta
posted August 19, 2010 at 12:56pm
Been in Canada this week--hence the lack of posts. (Always an excuse, I know!)Saw some very good tennis Tuesday at the Rogers Cup. (I've included a few photos below.)Last night at the hotel bar, where I was watching a most excellent match between Kim Clij...more
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Kovy Deal Rejected Yet Again
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 12, 2010 at 8:00pm
The question asked by this blog, 'who signs a 17-year contract in his late twenties?' was answered conclusively by the NHL: someone who is trying to circumvent the salary cap. The league and now an independent arbitrator have voided the Devils-Kovalchuk...more
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Help little girls dream big
by MarieS
posted August 1, 2010 at 12:14pm
Someone recently introduced me to Go! Go! Sports Girls - dolls that are symbols for what young girls should be doing - living at their own age (versus a 22 year old Barbie) with normal kids clothing on (not a sexy 2-piece) and getting out there and gettin...more
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Have the Devils lost their actual minds?
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 20, 2010 at 10:47pm
The 17-year (SEVENTEEN YEAR!) deal they reached with Kovy has to be symbolic, based on his jersey number. No one seriously expects this guy to be playing into his mid-forties. He must have been desparate not to have his bluff called and move to the KH...more
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Hockey - Toe Drag Tricks (video)
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted July 14, 2010 at 5:14pm
I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but sometime within the last 10 years, the toe drag became the “move to have” when it came to getting around the opposition. I have to admit that I’ve been toe-dragged around more than a few times in my car...more
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