The interim commissioner of the Canadian Women's Hockey League says finding a way to unite the CWHL and the U.S.-based National Women's Hockey League into one premier North American women's hockey league is a priority for her.
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Interim CWHL commissioner believes NHL can help unite women’s hockey
Thursday, July 26th, 2018 Gina Kingsbury takes over Hockey Canada women’s team
Thursday, July 26th, 2018
Gina Kingsbury twice won Olympic hockey gold for Canada. She's now in charge of getting the country back atop the women's hockey podium.
Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team — where are they now?
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018
More than a month has gone by since Canada's men's hockey team bounced back to win bronze against the Czech Republic after a disappointing semifinal loss to Germany, but the 25 members of the men's Olympic team remain close as they follow each other in their respective playoff runs.
Hayley Wickenheiser doesn’t want peace between Koreans to ‘die’ at Olympics
Friday, March 16th, 2018
Hayley Wickenheiser was conflicted about the unified Korean women's hockey team at last month's Winter Olympics. But witnessing what that team meant to Koreans — and a chance meeting with the players on a beach —changed her mind and put her on a plane to North Korea.
U.S. Olympic hockey goalie Maddie Rooney challenges Justin Bieber
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
U.S. Olympic goalie Maddie Rooney is challenging hockey-playing Canadian pop star Justin Bieber to take his best shot, but is awaiting a tweet from him after appearing on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday.
Olympic doping case dropped for North Korean hockey player
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
A North Korean hockey player tested positive for a banned drug ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics in a case that was later dropped.
No NHL, no problem for Pyeongchang — but what about Beijing?
Sunday, February 25th, 2018
While nothing can replace best-on-best in any sport, in many ways, the men's tournament in Pyeongchang was a refreshing change and full to brim with good stories without the NHL's participation.
Canadian Olympic hockey coaches go way back to the ‘dog’ days
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
They met nearly four decades ago — two guys from small-town Saskatchewan who didn't get off on the best foot but quickly forged a bond. Now they’re about to coach Team Canada together at the Olympics.
Meet Canada’s unofficial host for Olympic hockey camp
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018
Canadian defenceman Karl Stollery has found a hockey home in Riga, Latvia, where this week he's trying to make his Olympic teammates feel at home during their pre-Games training camp.
Bigger ice surface shouldn’t be big adjustment at Olympics
Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
International-sized ice is 15 feet wider than rinks used in the NHL, American Hockey League and NCAA —100 feet compared to 85 — and that's more than enough to change everything.