She knows that in order to lead, you must listen — and that’s exactly what she’s doing with NHL Power Players, a recently created program that enlists the help of 13- to 17-year-olds from all areas and backgrounds in North America to spark ideas for how the league can best serve an audience that increasingly follows individual athletes instead of teams. Nurse & Spooner interacting before the 3 on 3 game is the wholesome content everyone deserves to see today, “Spooner… you’re here” pic.twitter.com/rRdJuyGXAk, — Alyssa Turner (@aturnz11) February 8, 2020, “EVERYONE HEARD BOB COLE and Harry Neale for years,” says Cassie Campbell-Pascall. “She lives, breathes and sleeps hockey and the Boston Pride. It feels like it’s only a matter of time until the NHL catches up with the NBA and NFL and calls up its first female official to the big leagues. She’s in Wisconsin. She’s not waiting idly. “If someone says, ‘I met the CEO of a Fortune 500 company,’ someone will automatically assume that it’s a man,” says Dennis. Those trailblazers changed the game on the ice, in the spotlight and behind the scenes — in some cases, in ways we perhaps don’t even fully realize just yet. Today, girls hockey is one of the fastest-growing sports in North America and women are hitting the ice at NHL All-Star Weekend. We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. The two-time Olympian is a strong representation of what it means to be an athlete today. KATIE GUAY, KELLY COOKE, KENDALL HANLEY, KIRSTEN WELSH | ON-ICE OFFICIALS With a new wave of Canadian talent on its way, we could see a surge of youth in the next two years as Canada attempts to re-establish its program and its position as the winning side of the game’s most intense rivalry in Beijing 2022. Off the ice, she’s one of a kind. #EqualSweat | @EmmySadler pic.twitter.com/V3CVx3MBqv, — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 19, 2020. That’s a woman that’s willing to change the world. In what has been an incredibly divisive year for women’s hockey, Jillian Dempsey has helped unite a team that’s about as dominant as you can find in pro hockey right now. I’m dead serious, I think that’s her in a nutshell.”, To some, Rylan represents hope for women dreaming of playing professional hockey in North America. Braid made history in 2016 when she was hired as a skating coach with the Arizona Coyotes, becoming the first woman to hold a full-time coaching job in the NHL. “Ultimately, diverse teams leads to diverse thoughts. All rights reserved. This includes telecasts that are part of the current national television contract in Canada under the titles Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey, Hockey Night in Canada and Rogers Hometown Hockey.