As the end of Brat Summer approached, Charli XCX and Troye Sivan embarked on their co-headlining North American tour, “Sweat,”in support of their newest albums, Brat and Something to Give Each Other, respectively. The tour stopped in Toronto, Ontario at Scotiabank Arena on 18 September 2024. The concert was opened by Shygirl, and, following a brief intermission, the co-headliners made their way...
Among the most prominent storylines of the inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) was that of the Minnesota Frost (formerly PWHL Minnesota). From significant on-ice accomplishments to questionable offseason antics, the team incorporated approximately a decade’s worth of drama into a singular season. The Frost’s meteoric rise and subsequent fall from favour, seemingly...
This article discusses sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers. 5 January 2018. Buffalo, New York. Team Sweden versus Team Canada. It’s the gold medal game of the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (World Juniors). A sea of red jerseys envelops the ice of the KeyBank Center. Carter Hart starts in the net for Canada. Dillon Dubé opens the scoring, it’s 1–0 Canada. Sweden...
In 2017, the National Hockey League (NHL) launched its “Hockey is for Everyone” initiative, seeking to promote diversity and inclusion for all who partake in or otherwise enjoy the sport of hockey. Backed by the You Can Play Project—a project whose mission it is to ensure the safety and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals involved with sports—it is clear that the NHL wanted to send a message that...
I first became a fan of hockey during the lockout-shortened 2012–2013 National Hockey League (NHL) season. Consequently, my first time experiencing Toronto Maple Leafs playoff hockey was during the team’s first round series against the Boston Bruins. In game seven of that series, the Leafs had a three-goal lead with approximately ten minutes to go in the third period and they blew it. Jack...