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YOU ARE THE REASON
occasionally subtle
Kiana Khansmith
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love my hockey mutuals. occasionally poetry snippets or kafka quotes will cross my dash tagged "san jose sharks" and i have to think well i didn't watch it so who am i to judge. maybe franz kafka did write that about the san jose sharks
Charlie O'Connor's video of Flyers fans cheering after their Game 4 loss from this tweet (5/9/26) -- I want the video on my blog forever or until this stupid website collapses.
I wish I could bottle the feeling of being in the arena while this was happening because it hit me harder than anything I've ever experienced as a hockey fan to date.
They hold a special place in my heart no matter what
“Uh, I think it just [sniffs] we just love each other, have a lot of belief, and um, that was a big two points for sure.” (postgame PHI@LAK — March 19, 2026)
We’re here for each other. And you know, we are a good group of guys who are tight and we love each other so we are not going to quit. - Dan Vladar November 6, 2025
"you know, all the doubters all year... we believed right from the start." owen tippett 4/13/2026 after the playoff clinch
“What’s been the key, why you’ve had so much success this season?”
“Well, it’s been my teammates.”
(Dan Vladar, 4/20/2026 after shutting out Pittsburgh in series 1 game 2)
hugging the guy you went through HIGH SCHOOL with after he scores the goal that takes your team to round 2 of NHL PLAYOFFS has to feel so insane
kendallskalicky PHILLY!!!! WE’RE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS
A random fact I learned today that added to my growing respect for Klingy (thanks to this post):
Backed up by this article I also found online:
Last June, I proclaimed Braden Holtby the one true ally of the LGBT community BUT there is another!
John Klingberg, from the Dallas Stars, has been one of the biggest allies for the LGBT+ community. Last night was Hockey Is For Everyone Night in Dallas and this man was out in full support. Not only did Klingberg rock the Pride Tape, he put the pride tape up his stick shaft. Not just the Pride flag, but the Bi Pride flag as well (my small Bi heart is crying). Klinger kept the tape on during the game as well which most players don’t and that meant so much to more than just me. John also sat down with Billy, an executive Board member from You Can Play. You can see how much Klinger wants to help and that means the world to LGBTQ+ kids like me.
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I see you, Ally King.
Well.
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#loveendures
Being on Twitter is funny because sometimes the Tyler Seguin Steers Tweet resurfaces and I am always so tickled because there will be people calling it homophobic in earnest as if that guy hasn’t for sure legitimately 100% sucked real life cock and shaft
The reason why the criticism of the NHL and its many flaws falls so flat in the game changers series is because Rachel Reid refuses to examine the role that race plays in your experience of hockey and hockey culture in Canada, which is honestly very in line with the Canadian, “well, we barely have racism up here!” even though people of color, especially Black and South Asian immigrants and First Nations people of color will tell you otherwise.
You cannot criticize and examine hockey culture without the foundational understanding of the role that whiteness plays in the toxicity of hockey culture.
When she said that Shane doesn’t carry grief or trauma it becomes glaringly obvious that she is missing one of the core problems of the toxicity of hockey culture in Canada. Whiteness is what enables this toxic and abusive behavior to continue. Yes, the NFL, NBA, and MLB all have them problems and issues and I’m not denying that, but those leagues all have players of color who would never be allowed to get away with what NHL players do.
I mean even when it comes to the rules of their sport, you think a 6’8, 300lb Black linebacker is getting a 5 minute penalty for shoving a ref or for getting in their face and yelling at them? You think a bunch of Black athletes could be living in billet homes in small towns with a reputation of violence against little white teenage girls and it would still be a national problem? Whiteness and racism is core and central to the problems in hockey. Look at Gavin McKenna, an indigenous man, being charged with a felony by State College police because they couldn’t wait to make an example out of him.
“Shane doesn’t carry grief or trauma.”
I’ve been reading hockey player memoirs and one of them is about an “average” player in the NHL. He was by no means a super star or prodigy, just very good at his sport and he talked about how, as a 6 or 7 year old child, he was already facing bullying by adults for how good he was at hockey. Parents of other players resented him so much for scoring they would tell their kids to target him and would scream obscenities. He was even flipped off as a child and humiliated by coaches because he was good at hockey. And this was a white man.
Add in the fact that Shane is Asian Canadian and hockey is a matter of national identity and lm willing to bet that the first time Shane remembers being called a slur, it was while he was playing hockey, and it was by an adult. Because if they already hate that a child is better at hockey than their child to the point of harassing them, how much worse does it get when the parent realizes that it is Asian child who is better at hockey than their kid? Shane would’ve been punished at every level of hockey starting at 5 years old for being good at the sport and being Asian because he would make white teammates, coaches, and fans feels “threatened” because for so long hockey has been centered around their whiteness.
Not only would Shane have been called names, parents would’ve been calling for their kids to “take him out” to take cheap shots and probably screaming slurs at Shane. And I’m willing to bet the coaches and refs did nothing unless the Hollanders threatened to sue, and not Yuna, David had to go down there and flash some legal might around and also the fact that he works for the treasury board and probably knows a thing or two about hockey Canada.
But Shane would’ve been punished for being not white and being good at hockey and it would’ve been severe because whiteness is the cornerstone of this sport.
Laila Edwards has talked about experiencing misogynoir as a hockey player and has, probably in the best interest of her PWHL draft and desire not to be harassed by racist trolls, not been as outspoken on vocal as she could be.
Look at Jason Robertson’s exclusion from the Olympics roster and the handwringing of hockey podcasters who “don’t get why the coaches made the decisions they made.” It’s because the foundation of this sport and its success is whiteness and white people feel threatened when people of color succeed so they have to knock them down a peg even to their own detriment because that’s how much they hate seeing people of color succeed.
Whiteness is the foundation of this sport and racism is so imbedded that parents will scream at their 10 year old to hit a six year old just because they’re brown and good at hockey
Like Hockey Canada is struggling to recruit and retain players of colors even as Canada gets more diverse because of the racism.
Even the big book about toxic hockey culture in Canada brushes over the racism even though whiteness and the excuses we make for white men ar front and center as to why hockey culture in Canada got to be the way it is.
You cannot address the issues in hockey Canada unless you also address the fact that the reason why it was allowed to get this bad is because of a whiteness and racism.
Wyharls Warmup Rituals: a Mini Primer
One of the first things many people see about wyatt johnston and thomas harley’s dynamic as a duo is their warmup ritual. Three seasons in playing together and these two now have multiple pretty consistent rituals and routines you can catch, and i thought it would be fun to lay them all out!
i do feel the need to add a disclaimer: i have only been around the last two seasons, and as  thorough as i am, i haven’t been able to pinpoint when these started or Why. and as far as i know neither have talked about it. if anyone knows more about the origins of any of these please let me know!
The Main Ritual
If you’re familiar with wyharls you’ve probably seen some version of this ritual. It’s been a staple in their dynamic since Thomas got a full roster spot. But with every season you will see small changes to the way they perform it.
The full routine is usually over a minute long. They pass/tip the puck back and forth for a good while, before Thomas deflects the puck towards the boards. Wyatt follows the deflection, skating towards the boards and Tom checks (if you can call it that) him into the glass, holding him there a bit, before they both skate away.
In 2023-24, their passes were much worse and the check/hit into the glass was much less physical than you’ll see now.
(first pair of videos here are from 23-24, second from 24-25)
2024-25, their passes are much better (the difference is so funny) and Thomas will hit Wyatt much harder into the glass. Throughout this season Mav would occasionally linger at the end of this ritual and Wyatt would give him a shove after.
This year, 2025-26, they’ve added to their passing, changing it or making it more complex. The hit into the boards has almost become theatrical, Wyatt will often jump into it making it look more dramatic. They’re also much more smiley and talkative during the ritual this year, opposed to the more awkward vibe during most* of the seasons before. Mav is also now a consistent staple at the end of the ritual.
The Small Bump
On the opposite side of the ice from the main ritual, they’ve developed a smaller shorter version of it.
Wyatt skates in a circle, Thomas giving him a quick shove before, and ending it with a check into the boards.
In 2024-25, this little ritual was much shorter and more casual. As of now it’s almost as noticeable as the main routine.
Asteroids
About right in the middle of warmups, Wyatt clears pucks out of the net straight towards Thomas who stick handles through them.
They did this in 2024-25 but there’s much less video evidence of it. It’s a consistent staple now (and a routine i find very endearing).
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Wyatt will kneel and stick handle by the blue line and Thomas will skate circles around him. A cute little thing i’ve noticed enough to feel the need to add it :)
Miscellaneous Warmup Shenanigans
Wyatt trapping tom’s leg between his
Tom sticking his stick up wyatt’s jersey
Tom telling remi to move out of the way
dvo giving tk a tow | PHI vs DAL 03.29.26
hmm let me think of a super normal, heterosexual thing to comment on this youtube compilation video of hockey players apologizing after accidentally injuring another player
nailed it
This hit was SO FUNNY SO GLAD SOMEONE CLIPPED THE MAVRIK BOURQUE HIT BECAUSE LOOK AT THE STARS BENCH REACTION
ROBO 😭😭😭
Olympics 2026 | USA vs. Germany | February 15, 2026
was going to make a joke about italian ghosts but I see everyone in the notes beat me to it
Like yes tonight is the NHL Awards but more importantly it’s also the night my hockey friends and I do OUR awards…………….a few highlights
this post made me so happy i cant even explain these came from somewhere deep within me
the playoffs are basically upon us and i (with a lot of help from @stickypucky) wanted to make a resource/primer for new or temporary fans to get the vibe for the stars this season! these are mostly about the Vibes rather than real technical facts. which is what truly matters.
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