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The PWHL, supported by UPS, is hosting more than 30 summer camps in cities from Vancouver to Boston, providing coaching, player mentorship and grants for under‑resourced communities.
The Colorado Avalanche wrapped up their 2026 draft selections with eight new faces, extending a class that already began with Egor Shilov’s second‑round pick.
The Mammoth secure a multi‑year extension for head coach André Tourigny and welcome former Vancouver Canucks coach Adam Foote to the bench, while Blaine Forsythe remains in charge of the power play.
James George Aylwin Creighton, a McGill University alumnus, is celebrated as the founding father of ice hockey. His 1875 indoor game in Montreal, rulemaking, and diverse professional life left a lasting imprint on the sport and Canadian cultural history.
A persistent myth claims Black slaves invented hockey, but the sport's true origins lie elsewhere, while the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes introduced groundbreaking techniques that still influence the game today.
Two 15‑year‑old players in Nova Scotia have entered not‑guilty pleas to sexual assault charges related to an alleged hazing ritual, prompting national discussion about toxic masculinity in hockey.