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Do you ever think about that one Connor McDavid article about his relationship with his mom and want to cry?
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I couldn't hold back my tears.
I don't know if it's age, but I seem to get more emotional in these situations.
It's difficult to put into words what I felt when I jumped onto the ice at the Verdun Auditorium on January 13 for our team's home opener.
The crowd was incredible, but it was more than just the ovation that put me in this state. This emotion represented years of effort. I dreamed of this moment for a long time and, finally, we were there.
When I saw great women like Caroline Ouellette, France St-Louis, Kim St-Pierre and Danielle Goyette arrive on the ice, I got chills. I was so happy that people recognized them and gave them the ovation they deserve. Without them, I would not have had the same career.
I'll be honest. At one point, I feared this moment would never come. It took longer than expected. Yes, there were these showcases , weekends where matches were organized in different cities, but it had nothing to do with a real professional league.
JI remember the first time I came to see the installations in Verdun with Danièle Sauvageau. There was almost nothing done. We had our work boots and construction helmets. She had a vision which she explained to me in detail. But I really had a hard time imagining it.
Marie-Philip Poulin greets the crowd after a Montreal team match.
PHOTO: LPHF MONTREAL/ARIANNE BERGERON
Our fans are the best. Friends who play on other teams told me that. It's not a crowd like any other in Montreal. She is noisy. She is invested. It's important to me to give back to people who are on the move. I am now more comfortable in this role. It’s the experience that comes in, you have to believe.
Before a live interview on Radio-Canada during an intermission at the Verdun Auditorium, a boy called me to offer me a treat. He threw one at me and I caught it in midair with my mouth. I started my interview anyway, with a smile on my face and my mouth full. It's part of my identity, my personality. Interaction with young people is really important to me.
The enthusiasm for our league is very real. I feel it. I hear it too. In Ottawa, I got booed when I went for a penalty shot. Being booed at home, in Canada, I admit that it's a first! It's weird, but it doesn't bother me. After all, that's what we wanted: a competitive league, rivalries and fans who identify with their city.
After a game in Minnesota, we went for a beer. Fathers came to see us to tell us how excited they were to see professional women's hockey. I saw how happy they were for us. It was in Minnesota, we are the team from Montreal and, despite everything, we attract attention.
This anecdote made me realize how our situation has nothing to do with what we experienced in the past. The enthusiasm is there and I have the impression that it is not just the effect of novelty. It will last and it's truly magical.
OHe talks to me a lot about this match last January 20, against Toronto . In fact, I'm mostly told about this goal scored with 17 seconds left in the third period and that we lost by one goal. Honestly, I don't know what happened. I had a blackout . It's rare that I take the puck and try to get to the goal on my own. I saw an opening. It was not premeditated. I was the first surprise when I scored.
Then, I was sent to shootouts four times by my coach. I obviously wasn't ready for that. It took me a little by surprise. It's not my favorite rule, but I'll get used to it.
I was burned out after that match. It's a lot of adaptation. LPHF games, Canada-US Rivalry Series, travel. We're not used to having such a big workload. You have to prepare well, but also make sure you recover well. That's the beauty of this league. It allows me to continue to surpass myself, to learn new things.
Marie-Philip Poulin
PHOTO: LPHF MONTREAL/ARIANNE BERGERON
I like hockey. I love that. And what I prefer is when the score is close. I like it when you have to give a little more, when you have to empty the tank. When it really counts, that's when I'm at my best. It turns me on.
My parents always told me: You practice like you play. It always stuck in my mind. I don't take anything for granted. I am aware of the pressure, but I have learned to manage it over the years. I don't forget that it's a team sport. I'm lucky to have been able to achieve some of these great moments, but I know I'm not alone in this.
I won Olympic medals, but I also lost world championships. I even wondered if I was capable of winning one. The 2018 Olympics were arguably the most difficult time of my career. I was practically hiding. I didn't want to see anyone. I thought I had disappointed the whole world by failing to bring home the gold medal.
I also learned not to read everything, to leave certain comments aside. Hockey is such a difficult sport. You can do the same thing every game, but the rebound won't go your way, it won't work or the opposing goalie will be on fire. I keep in mind that if you give your maximum in every match, it will happen.
People expect me to score goals, but that's not all I am. I take a lot of pride in blocking shots, in raising sticks in defensive withdrawal. I can still improve my defensive game. To win championships, you have to count, but the little details in the defensive zone will make the difference.
Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey celebrate a goal together on January 2, against Ottawa
PHOTO: LPHF MONTREAL/ARIANNE BERGERON
Even though she has been on the national team for a long time and is one of the best players in the world, Laura Stacey is less known to Quebec fans. Why her, they then asked themselves?
I knew full well that Danièle Sauvageau had not chosen her because she is my fiancée. Laura, she's an incredible player. A real power forward who has remarkable discipline.
She chose to move to another province. She is learning the language and doesn't hesitate to try to do bits of interviews in French. It's not easy, but she embraces her new reality.
I'm proud of her. I am proud to see her doing promotions for the media in French. I'm proud that people are discovering her personality, the player she is and that Montrealers are falling in love with her because she really deserves it.
OI often ask myself why I continue.
I don't have to play hockey. I do it because I love it. I feel the best on the ice.
I have the Olympic gold medals, the World Championship gold medals. Now I want to win an LPHF title in Montreal, at home.
Having a positive impact on the next generation has become my priority. To see the little girls in the stands, with stars in their eyes, it's worth more than championships, it's worth more than medals.
Eventually, I want to start a family. It would be in my next projects. We love kids, so this is really important to us.
For the moment, it's still hockey first and foremost.
Marie-Philip Poulin has fun during off-ice training
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#this is so sweet#marie philip poulin#laura stacey#pwhl#pwhl montreal#woho#womens hockey#hockey#hockey article
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April 1st 2024 best hockey tweet(s) of the day
#pittsburgh penguins#toronto maple leafs#vancouver canucks#ryan reaves#hockey twitter#nhl#nhl hockey#hockey#ryan reaves last night was the epitome of that worst person you know just made a great point clickhole article#i love tkachuk but the oh no i’m so scared hands bit was hilarious ngl
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nico hischier, family & home
the athletic / guess how much I love you - sam mcbratney / the ny times / the players tribune / the hockey news / giovanni’s room - james baldwin / markerzone / regrets - hether / electra - euripides
#i got emotional reading interviews all afternoon so...have this I guess lol#i've never made something like this before so maybe it sucks but the vision would not leave my mind lol#the photos are all from pinterest so not tagged#hope someone enjoys this!#nico hischier#new jersey devils#web weaving#special shout out for lorna for translating articles & generally letting me drag you into this fandom#this is why you're my ride or die xox#this will flop bc no one follows me for hockey BUT#i like it
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After Abel, Dante Émile // sportingnews // Cain, José Saramago (trans. Margaret Jull Costa) // Dave Sandford // Kin, Clan and Community in Proto-Indo-European Society, Birgit Anette Olsen // ESPN // Wikipedia // ESPN // Jeff Vinnick // Genesis, Valzhyna Mort // Puckprose // I Cast It Away, My Body, William Bearhart // Puckprose // Cain slaying Abel, Abraham Bloemaert (1590) // NHL // Clive Baker // Puckprose // NHL // Murder Ballad in the Land of Nod, Traci Brimhall // Freep // The Changes of Cain: Violence and the Lost Brother in Cain and Abel Literature, Ricardo J. Quinones // penticton western news // The Book of a Monastic Life, Rainer Maria Rilke (trans. Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy) // "A Brother Named Gethsemane", Natalie Diaz // NHL // NHL // Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581, Ilya Repin (1883-1885) NHL // Brothers, Dan Pagis (trans. Shirley Kaufman) // Fox News // NHL // NHL // Wikipedia // Fox News // NHL // Cain, José Saramago (trans. Margaret Jull Costa) // Allaboutthejersey // Allaboutthejersey // Jewish Literacy, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
#um#so#yeah#brothers ammirite#we're keeping this hockey boy biblical mythology thing going today#I was planning on adding all the links to the articles I used but there's a limit on how much you can cram into one Tumblr post so#I guess this'll do#jack hughes#quinn hughes#luke hughes#new jersey devils#vancouver canucks#anyway im normal about literature and poetry and also about hockey#clearly#web weaving#misc
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Nicklas Bäckström & the Washington Capitals (+ nickeovi) ― Immortality, Clare Harner | insp.
credits: x. x. x. x. x. x. x. x. x. x.
#uh. it has not been done yet right?#because the whole thing was kickstarted by another nicke post with a caption that read something like#“he really did say do NOT weep on my grave you're so annoying”#but i cant find it anymore#edit: found it! tysm @lafragolina <3#& by association i did not find other edits w nicke and this poem in particular#so i hope i did not rip anyone off -- in case let me know i'll delete#apropos of this poem i don't know how common knowledge it is (i did not know for once but i also do not read poetry that often so)#it is often attribuited to the wrong author one mary elizabeth frye who used to hand out copies of this poem w her name attached to it#she even changed some lines! anyway i linked the wiki article if you wanna check out more info -- its interesting#nicklas backstrom#nicklas bäckström#alexander ovechkin#washington capitals#nickeovi#819#hockey rpf#hockey poetry
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just kill me
#this whole article is bad but this was the WORST#not even for the reason you think (819 reasons)#Eliza you've already heard this rant but#if I can be way too sincere and long-winded for a moment#'always if I ask him something he helps'#how many quotes do we have from teammates over the years saying that exact thing#michael latta saying 'it doesn't matter if you're a top pair dman or a 4th line peasant; he'll do anything to help you'#christian djoos saying 'he's always there for you no matter what time or place. if something's up he's always there'#HHA saying recently nicke gave him his number and told him 'if you need anything just call me and I can help you'#carly in that interview when this was announced saying how nicke has been the support for everyone in that locker room from himself and osh#to guys who haven't been there long like strome and even pacioretty#I know holts and batya and andre and rasmus and jojo and tj and tom and karl alzner have all said stuff like this too#and that's just who I can think of off the top of my head#like. that's it. that's nicke.#if you ask him something. he helps.#for such an amazing athlete. for such a crucial part of making hockey A Thing in DC.#what his teammates want to talk about is his kindness#and that speaks so highly of him and is so genuinely admirable to me and worth aspiring to#I don't want to put anyone on a pedestal because we don't know these guys#but like. in terms of impact. nicke really genuinely made me try to be a better more thoughtful more actively outreaching friend#because I saw the way his teammates talked about him and that's how I want to be thought of.#I want people to know I'll be there for them. & not that I haven't been willing to do that but I've been more active about offering it#and part of that genuinely is because of his example#there's a million other things about his kindness I could mention before I even get to his hockey but this has already gone on far too long#so anyway#he is so dear to me#I hope he is happy and healthy#and that he knows how loved he is#nicklas backstrom#hockey
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From the mouths of babes:
ie get the jars trade rumors out of your mouths they love each other
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#idk how to link to the specific part of the feed since it’s not an article with a separate url :/#pittsburgh penguins#love thy goalie#penguins hockey#tristan jarry#alex nedeljkovic#let them be a tandem#let them love each other#ned/jars
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wyatt johnston postgame — LAK vs DAL — 03.16.24
it feels like you’ve really been hitting your stride here in these last few weeks. kind of coincided with the time that logan got called up — how much of a factor do you think that’s been having on you, or, do you think it’s more of an internal thing?
[laughs] yeah, i mean, i think, obviously you’ve gotta give a lot of credit to him. i mean, he’s been awesome ever since he came up, and, um — you know, i think our line as a whole, i think, obviously, stank and — and benner have been, you know, really good the last couple of weeks, so, i think obviously they’ve helped, helped me a ton. um, and yeah, i think when we’re rolling as a line, you know, i think we can play with the puck a lot and generate a lot of chances which — i mean, you know, it’s a lot of fun to play.
#hockey#stars#dallas stars#wyatt johnston#HE CALLS JBENN BENNER????#the nickname article saad put out had him quoted as saying only certain people could use chubbs as his nickname#& i know i've heard robo refer to him as chubbs before so like.#it's wild to me that apparently the younger young stars call him benner. like oh my god wyatt's his LINEY & he hasn't earned chubbs.#z:edit
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More Connor McDavid excerpts from an oral history article written in 2018 that make me feel so many things.
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#connor mcdavid#97#cmd#hockey#oilers#Edmonton oilers#hockey articles#travis dermott#Dylan strome#Sam Gagner
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ALERT: There is an Emotional Support Nicklas Backstrom on the road trip with the Caps!
#Hopefully he threatens them into a better performance than their last one#Nicklas Backstrom#Washington Capitals#articles#The Hockey News
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“I’d say piano and hockey are two very different things in my life,” Woll says.
“Hockey is about battling, fighting. Music is a whole different avenue of pure creative expression. I feel very deeply when I make music. I feel my heart. It’s special.”
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#every article i read about joe woll i leave with tears in my eyes he's so speciallll#also weeee first time trying out these oil painting-y brushes#that other article where he's like 'the freedom i feel playing piano I don't think too much about it I just do it' is how I feel about#drawing and every other art and craft I pinball between like a maniac#so I went and did this#joseph woll#g does art#hockey art#leafs
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lmfaoooo
#god i love our rookies#like my last post this is from the article ‘blueline baptism’ by ken campbell in the rookie issue of the hockey news mag#arber xhekaj#jordan harris#montreal canadiens#habs
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https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/watch-montreals-full-pwhl-free-agent-signing-press-conference
i hope this is as new and wonderful to you as it was to me :)
#marie philip poulin handshake emoji laura stacey new line centered i'm sorry my french#pwhl montreal#marie philip poulin#laura stacey#ann renee desbiens#the hockey news dot com you are forgiven but only like 1/3#because on the one hand i did find the stacey presser but it was in a different article#at the same time i also found this free agent presser in full which i appreciate#BUT you do not upload these things to you tube#AND they are basically impossible to download through inspect element#because the website is built in such a weird way#like just use wordpress like everybody else thank you#ALSO you only tag these posts as pwhl not pwhl montreal#so i can either search by player tag and potentially miss something team related#or i can scroll through every pwhl post you've ever made from newest to oldest#unfortunately some of these are literally ripped from the pwhl website which i think is a bad practice at least write your own descriptions#of the three stars of the week#if you couldn't tell i work in marketing by all my posts complaining about the social medias i hope this seals the deal
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so is anyone else losing it over this article on joel or is it just me???
#but for real joel’s summer house of fun and hockey training#the article going on and on about how he’s a leadership figure and a role model#but also talking about how many people he’s welcomed into his home 😵💫#brb gonna spend the whole day thinking about tyson and joel’s 2023 summer#joel farabee#ref#tyson foerster#egor zamula#ok but also egor crashing at theirs after a night out even tho he has his own place….. i am building narratives#philadelphia flyers
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hockey writing appreciation club part ii (part i here)
hi team. let's support good sportswriting, whether with clicks or subscriptions! here are some more of my favorite articles i've read in the past little bit! i'll keep sharing articles every few weeks or so, and i always welcome recommendations if you have them as well!!
A mysterious illness halted his promising NHL career. Eight years later, hope and a comeback 🔒
Hodgson didn’t think about the mysterious illness that caused him to walk away from the game. Or the tests for lung cancer, brain cancer and liver cancer that he’d endured in a fruitless quest to figure out what was making him sick. He wasn’t thinking about the months of on-ice work and yoga and a grueling weight-loss regimen that led him to this point. He wasn’t even feeling the blunt soreness of the broken rib he had sustained in his first professional game after his long layoff. All he was thinking about was the gimme pass he’d just received. “If I hadn’t scored on that one,” Hodgson joked, “I might’ve had to shut it down.”
How the NHL rookie class has handled life on and off the ice
Confidence becomes more than just a buzzword: It's a mantra. The rookies, after all, have to believe they belong -- even among the future Hall of Famers. "It's not like the guys you're playing against are not human, you know what I mean?" Carlsson said. "You realize you can be a good player here too, and you don't have to be worried that you're not going to make it. If you have confidence out there, you're going to be fine."
For players on the roster fringe, every day in the NHL is a treasure — and a challenge 🔒
Confidence is a funny thing. Even superstars routinely lose theirs during a stretch of what qualifies as mediocrity by their impossible standards. Hang around the game long enough and you’ll lose track of how many times you hear a player talk about just needing to “see the puck in the back of the net” to get himself going again. Never mind that he’s been the best player on the ice at every level. Never mind that he’s scored hundreds of goals in the NHL. Never mind that he’s been so good for so long that he’s paid massive sums of money and showered with love and affection every night. Even the toughest players can spiral mentally. Hockey’s hard, and the pressure’s high.
Nils Hoglander on growing up in a tiny village, why he stays on the ice after practice and his 'hidden talent'
Is it harder to shoot a moose or stay in the NHL? A hint is a never-satisfied 5-foot-9, 185 pounds of bowling ball persistence and last player off the practice ice on Tuesday. “I guess I have to say hockey is the hardest,” said Hoglander. “But if you’ve never been out in the forest or anything, it’s kind of hard to know what to do. If you bring Petey (Elias Pettersson) he would have no idea what to do, he’s a city boy.”
'Open people's eyes': How the NHL's evolved in the decade of data
The chemist's cell phone rings. He finds a quiet area of the lab to take the call. Hockey Hall of Fame forward Ron Francis is on the line. It's the 2014-15 season, Francis' first as general manager of the small-market Carolina Hurricanes. Francis asks the chemist - who's assumed a part-time consultant role with the NHL team - about a few players. How would you rank them? The call is short. The chemist slides his phone into his pocket, slips his gloves on, and walks to his work station. Back to the day job for Eric Tulsky.
After 1,400 games and counting, Alex Ovechkin still doesn’t break 🔒
When Alex Ovechkin was a rookie, his teammates were concerned he might have a heart attack. The Washington Capitals forward, who was 20 when he played his first NHL game in 2005, has always done things his own way. Back then, that meant a pregame routine of three Red Bulls. When the rest of his teammates were drinking Gatorade or water between periods, Ovechkin was downing soda.
Why a first-round pick walked away from the NHL — and found peace doing odd jobs 🔒
Over the course of his 10-year career, Koekkoek admits he paid far too much attention to external noise. He read negative articles about his play. He paid attention to critics on social media. And he put too much stock into various coaches who didn’t believe in him. “I lost that self-value that someone believed in me to take me in the first round,” he said. “I wish I could have kept my swagger.”
#you guys liked the last hockey writing recs! i would like to share newer articles periodically in case you were interested.#also i selfishly want to be able to keep track of my own personal favorites as i go along lol#fewer places to find good feature writing these days. it's actually depressing i'm afraid!!#meg.recs#<- new tag. lol#of this bunch my personal favorites are the fifth and last ones!!#but all of these are really good reads.
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