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Apr 18
Last April 18th a gunman began a shooting spree in the rural beachside community of Portapique, Nova Scotia. Thirteen hours later 23 people were dead including the perpetrator. Team Canada forward Blayre Turnbull was on the other side of the country at the time but felt the pain of her province acutely. It motivated her to launch a fundraiser for which Amelia Butler, and many others who lost loved ones, are truly thankful.
Apr 9
It’s been more than a year since Canadian fans last saw Marie-Philip Poulin don the Canadian jersey. Now one of the best players in women’s hockey is ready to hit the ice again.
Apr 8
The director of Canada’s women’s national team has one more evaluation camp to watch before making the final roster decisions for the tournament, Meaghen Johnson writes.
Apr 6
Professional women’s hockey in North America has undergone a seismic shift since March 31, 2019, when the CWHL announced it was ceasing operations after 12 seasons. From the PWHPA starting up in the wake of the CWHL’s demise to the NWHL continuing to grow, here is a timeline of what has happened in women’s hockey since the CWHL announced it was folding.
Apr 4
Haley Jones scored 17 points and Stanford beat Arizona 54-53, giving the Cardinal and coach Tara VanDerveer their first national championship in 29 years on Sunday night.
Mar 30
Canadian coach Lisa Haley has been appointed the National Women's Hockey League's senior vice-president of hockey operations.
Apr 4
The Stanford Cardinal did not have your typical road to the NCAA Tournament but the team remained undeterred and sit one win away from eternal glory and a third national championship. Here is their backstory.
Mar 25
After helping lead Wisconsin its sixth national championship with a dramatic OT winner, Daryl Watts is now focused on Team Canada’s national women’s team selection camp ahead of the women's worlds.
Mar 23
Aaliyah Edwards has been making waves on one of the most decorated teams in NCAA basketball. From her work ethic to her raw talent, Edwards may be underrated with Paige Bueckers getting all the shine but her toughness and force is making people take notice.
Mar 23
UConn freshman Paige Bueckers was highly touted as a high-schooler out of Hopkins, Minnesota as the top-rated recruit in the country. She took that runaway hype and ran with it, becoming the breakout stars at UConn with a penchant for game-winning heroics. Find out what former UConn stars had to say about UConn's latest young star.
Mar 23
Paige Bueckers has lived up to the hype and fellow Huskies freshman and Canadian Aaliyah Edwards have been leading the way for top-seeded UConn. Kayla Grey and Kia Nurse discuss the impact those two players have had on their team and weigh in on how another Canadian, Laeticia Amihere, has produced for South Carolina.
Mar 23
When Paige Bueckers joined UConn she came with a lot of hype and the freshman guard has more than lived up to it thus far. The five-star recruit from Minnesota has already earned comparisons to some of UConn's greats and the best could be yet to come. Here's her backstory.
Mar 31
Aaliyah Edwards became one of Canada’s brightest basketball talents when she made the national team as a 17-year-old. BarDown's Kevin Yeung profiles the young star as she aims to win it all in her first NCAA tournament with No. 1 UConn.
Mar 23
Unique to each of the four top seeds of the Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament is a Canadian on each roster. Laeticia Amihere is one of these four, playing for South Carolina. She got a later start in the sport, but is continuing to succeed at the Collegiate and National level, something others always saw the potential for, even before she did.
Mar 16
Canadian representation will be in full effect when the 2021 Women's NCAA Tournament tips off this weekend, including Canadian players on all four of the No. 1 seeds.
Mar 15
UCONN will assuredly be a number one seed when the women's brackets are announced for the NCAA Tournament. UCONN lost one game this season, and much of that credit goes to freshman Paige Bueckers. Bueckers averaged just under 20 points per game, was also the only freshman on the ballot for the best Female player in College Basketball. All this seems to even have Bueckers a bit in awe at her year.
Mar 13
Black women athletes -- from an individual sport, a team and coaching perspective -- reflect on how Breonna Taylor's death impacted them and ignited their quest for change, how they want to honor her life in sport and beyond.
Mar 8
Vancouver-born Sam Rapoport is the Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with the National Football League. From the time she applied for an internship with the league her determination was clear in the unique way she delivered her resume. Sam stood out, but in her current role she is more interested in ensuring that others are made visible. Through the NFL’s Women’s Careers in Football Forum, Sam has helped 118 woman land jobs in the NFL over the past five years. On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women like Sam who 'Choose To Challenge.'
Mar 8
Canadian Women & Sport, the country’s voice for gender equity and sport, marks its 40th anniversary this year on International Women’s Day on March 8.
