The first women’s hockey game to ever take place occurred in the year of 1892 in Barrie, Ontario. Since then, hockey has become a popular sport for women of all ages. In that first match in 1892, the hockey teams that played were called the Government House team and Rideau ladies team. The Government House team ultimately beat the Rideau ladies team in that first match.

Throughout the years, the uniforms women wear in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League have changed in a dramatic fashion. In the beginning years of the league, women would wear wool skirts, turtleneck sweaters, and (more…)

Hockey players are a different breed; some say they’re crazy, others will say they are just plain weird. But by growing up playing hockey in Minnesota, I can tell you; it is not like any other sport. To most people it is not even a sport, but a religion. Since the day when Hobey Baker stepped foot onto the ice for the Princeton Tigers to Sidney Crosby’s game winning goal in overtime of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, hockey has evolved.

Arguably the best addition (more…)