[petey-cubed]

Sarah Nurse deciding to stay in Van is just ughhh I’m soo used to big name people not wanting to play in Vancouver but she does even though her hometown is getting a new team and i love her sooo much for that

[cairhienin]

god bless the inflatable pink duck that nursey loved so much, she locked in a two-year extension

[selkesson]

she’s west coast down you see

[fairybreadevangelist]

the orcas are jumping the sun is shining the mountains are calling the brooks are burbling the birds are singing the hills are alive with the sound of head coach manny mal-goat-tra

[rimouskis]

"happy pride to the nhl player who was preparing to come out and changed his mind. I hope he’s happy and loved." im new here. what's this post in reference to?

About 25 years ago, Tom Harrington was a CBC sports reporter and host of the Sports Journal magazine show. He was researching a story about an NHL player who was gay while working with a go-between who ran a support group in Toronto that helped professional and amateur athletes who were gay. Harrington was told there was a “prominent” NHL player who had been thinking about coming out. During the next year-and-a-half, Harrington said he worked with his go-between trying to convince the NHL player to do an interview, but the player was “extremely reluctant and afraid he’d be exposed.” Harrington tried to arrange a phone interview or a meeting with the player, who asked if his voice could be disguised in a phone call in case Harrington recognized him. Harrington promised the go-between he would never reveal the player’s identity unless he permitted it. “It was a step closer to the beginning of something, but it was also a window into just how terrified he was, and it said a lot about the culture at the time in professional male sports, where players didn’t feel they could even take the initial step to come out, let alone reveal themselves,” Harrington said in a phone interview. Harrington said the player eventually decided not to come out, saying he was too scared of the impact it would have on his family, hockey career and his life after hockey. “I remember saying at the time (to the go-between): ‘You know, there are a lot of people who would be very supportive of him. There would be businesses lining up to sponsor him to have him as a spokesperson. I’m telling you, there’s an untapped market for someone like this … the Jackie Robinson of gays in sports.’ But, ultimately, it failed. “I never knew who the player was and to this day I still don’t know who it was,” added Harrington, who retired last year after almost 44 years at CBC.

Cowan: Canadiens say they would be ‘welcoming’ and ‘supportive’ of gay teammate (January 22, 2026)

[selkesson]

CANUCKS HEAD COACH MANNY MALHOLTRA IS REAL WE HAVE BEEN SAVED

[selkesson]

😭😭 if jim rutherford has no haters, it’s because bruce boudreau is dead

[bedsyblake]

somebody make a primer for the new folks QUICK

[selkesson]

now why are my poor canucks catching strays omg

[teaboot]

My brother left me alone in his living room with a hockey interview on and I heard the interviewer ask something like 'what went wrong?' And the guy at the mic in the most tired voice just went "...everything" so I looked up to see who was being interviewed and it was a goddamn founding father

[teaboot]

Welcome back mister Thomas Jefferson sir

[butterflyintochains]

Hope Springs Eternal

(All in the last 5 days btw)

[butterflyintochains]

Hope Springs Eternal

(All in the last 5 days btw)

[fuvkrutherford]

[hyenabeanz]

“I have always wanted to change the world through sports. Playing hockey empowered me and gave me an amazing platform to advocate for the issues that matter the most to me, especially gender equality and LGBTQ+ inclusion… Trans athletes deserve those same rights and equal opportunities in sports. I now mentor young athletes, inspiring them to find their voices through hockey. Every child, regardless of gender identity, should have the chance to access the lifelong skills that sports teach like confidence, perseverance and leadership.”

Meghan Duggan – Three-time Olympic medalist and IIHF Women’s World Champion, and now PWHL Hamilton GM.

We love to see it. 👏👏👏 Too many of the women who have reached elite levels in hockey are very quiet on this topic. Nice to see someone incoming who has spoken up.

[habsmyheart]

You are a regular team you can keep a two goal lead. You are a regular team you can not leave your rookie goalie out to dry. You are a regular team you can win a game without doing it in overtime. You are a regular team you can score in the second period.

[habsmyheart]

You are a regular team you can keep a two goal lead. You are a regular team you can not leave your rookie goalie out to dry. You are a regular team you can win a game without doing it in overtime. You are a regular team you can score in the second period.

[hearteyesilya]

sochi 2014 olympic gold: captain caroline ouelette and marie-philip poulin

2026 walter cup championship: captain marie-philip poulin and assistant coach caroline ouelette