Category Archives: Writings on the Rink

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Sometimes, it’s Hard to be Unbiased when Stanley’s Involved

As media, it’s all about professionalism – while being able to see good and bad in both teams on the ice. It’s about keeping your composure and resisting the urge…

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My Love, My Team

It was last week, when I sat glued to the TV screen. Toronto Maple Leafs playing for the cup! ( with Boston!) Even though Boston won, the Leafs played good…

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“Half the game is mental, the other half is being mental”- When Will People Acknowledge it’s a Girls Game Also?

Dictionary.com Definition: Ice Hockey -noun A game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents’…

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Advertising, You and the Ice Rink

By Rochelle Bergman I love hockey. I grew up as a Toronto Maple Leaf fan, true and totally blue (colour of uniform). I started out seeing the game with my…

Thrill of the Game, it’s a Woman’s Game Too

You’re five years old, it’s January, it’s snowing, and you are getting excited about being able to use the skates that Santa brought you for Christmas. You step on that…

Rideau Canal Skateway: A Must Have Skating Experience

It’s tough to be an outdoor hockey lover in a sea [pond] of unfrozen water. Usually fully submerged in pond hockey culture come January, the weather patterns have proven to…

A Little Column Just For You!

By Rochelle Bergman I sat.  I waited.  I had hoped.  But still the strike is on!  Will we see a game played this season, at all?  Maybe.  Don’t hold your…

Pink Perspective

Feminism is a movement that most women align themselves with in one form or another. Many women won’t be preaching their beliefs from the rooftop, it’s these women that I…

A Little Hockey Related Reading

Here at The Pink Puck, we come across hockey articles everyday- it’s a refreshing change to read something unrelated to the lockout. In an attempt to clear the ice and…

Where Is The Snow And Ice?

As of today, the game we love, is not going to happen.  We will sit in front of our empty TV screens, staring into hockey games long past. I was…