NHL | The Walrus

Illustration of three pairs of hockey players in full gear, embracing one another and smiling.

Will There Ever Be an Openly Queer NHL Player?

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 - by Alex Manley

In hockey culture, male aggression is valorized while any weakness, real or perceived, is weaponized

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A blue plastic sports arena chair, empty but for a few pieces of popcorn. Several pieces of popcorn are on the ground. The background is light blue.

Sports under Quarantine

March 30, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Benjamin Hertwig

With the closure of arenas, a sports fan laments the loss of community

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Photograph of the Maple Leafs in 1951

Why Leafs Fans Will Never Stop Hoping for Hockey Greatness

April 18, 2018March 14, 2020 - by Nathaniel Basen

As the team makes its bid for the Stanley Cup, it will also have to defeat its history

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Sheldon Kennedy in a video still from Swift Current

Slow Recovery

November 20, 2015January 2, 2020 - by Stacey May Fowles

A new documentary on the life of Sheldon Kennedy offers hope against the long-term effects of sexual abuse

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Hockey player standing defiantly

December 2015 / Sports

Hockey’s Puppy Mill

November 20, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Nicholas Hune-Brown

A former junior player takes the CHL to court

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