Voyages In Concussion Land
Happy first day of the NHL season everyone! Oh, wait. There is no NHL season. There is no NHL season because at the base of all these fancy words, expensive suits and lavish conference rooms, we have two male peacocks headbutting each other with feathers in full display. It’s really the only analogy I can … Read more
NHL Losing the Social Media Battle
I’m a big fan of social media, but I’ll be the first to admit I’m not using it to its full potential. I thought I was an old pro at it, public relations superstar, master of the all things interwebs. King of the 140 characters. Lord of the Facebook status. You get the idea. In … Read more
The Secret: Is It Really That Simple?
In the midst of despair(re: the NHL lockout), I’ve been doing my best to keep busy. I’m training for the Quebec Kyokushin Karate Championships in October so 6 days a week I’m at the dojo running both my mind and body into the ground. When I’m not too bruised or broken, I keep up to date … Read more
The Entry Where the Intern Finally Snapped
I’ve strayed away from the topic of the lockout for a few reasons. For one, everyone else seems to have expressed their opinions (which coincide with mine) much more eloquently. That is a good thing, as most of them are professional journalists and so they should be far more opinionated and otherwise make a lot … Read more
Hayley the Heroine
I know I know, I’ve committed the Ultimate Sin in the world of blogging. It has been months since I updated. Oh, the humanity. The agony. Burn me at the stake. I’m sorry, I should have known this would happen in the summer time. I spend my summer months at my second home in Nova … Read more
Crosby Centre of Attention in Wrong Way
I have a ton of respect for Elliotte Friedman. I’m fortunate enough to see him on a semi-regular basis when he’s in Montreal, and I like to just quietly observe him. He’s probably the TV reporter that is the most well-respected in the NHL. The players hold him in a certain regard, that has no … Read more
Top 5 Mistakes Women Make in the Sports Industry
I will gladly eat my humble pie any and every day of the week. As a lowly production assistant in the giant world of hockey, I have no uncertainties as to where I stand in the grand scheme of all things stick and puck. Fortunately, then, that my observant and endlessly curious tendencies allow me … Read more
Is being macho really worth it?
This is just a sad story, plain and simple. I’m not really sure what it’s going to take for the NHL to wake up and realize what’s going on. They have gotten better, granted, but there is still so, so much work to be done. It started with Bettman instilling the rule that after a … Read more
‘Concussion-Like Symptoms’ Mean Concussion
I didn’t stumble upon this article so much as I sought it out. With the swirl of concussions in the NHL right now, this particular term has been one that makes me grind my teeth and want to lash out at whoever uses it. Concussion-like symptoms. There is NO SUCH THING as concussion-like symptoms. You … Read more
The Book(s) of Wisdom
The bustle of the holidays always seems to suck me into this giant abyss where the outside world ceases to exist for a few weeks. Shopping is one of my least favourite things in the world and while I do love to bake, having to do so in copious amounts is enough to make anyone … Read more
