Category On-Ice Performance

Girls Hockey Body Checking Battle

[ posted by Kim on 13th of November, 2008 ]

Would putting body checking back into girls’ hockey make it safer for players or would it do more harm than good?   Those who support body checking in girls’ hockey believe that this will teach girls to play with their heads up and prevent a lot of the serious injuries that are happening out on […]

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Concussion Solution for Girls Hockey

[ posted by Kim on 12th of November, 2008 ]

The concussion rate in girls hockey is downright scary. Studies have show that girls’ hockey players are 2 times more likely to suffer a concussion than male hockey players and almost 3 times more likely than football players. I shared these numbers, and my own concussion story, with the local media and the story has […]

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From First to Fourth Line

[ posted by Kim on 8th of November, 2008 ]

You may be the best player on your local team, but as you move up into the elite level’s of women’s hockey, there is only so much room at the top. How do you deal with going from being a female hockey superstar to a fourth liner? Every player on every National team is a […]

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