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Hockey is for Girls Commercial from the NHL
Posted by: | CommentsWe are watching preseason NHL hockey tonight and I just saw my new favorite commercial!! Technically this is part of the NHL’s Hockey is for Everyone public service campaign, but the focus is on girls and dispelling the notion that hockey is a boy’s sport. “Whoever says girls can’t play hockey hasn’t seen me” is the best line!
I love that they show that girls can be girls – purple nail polish and all – and still like to put on their skates, shoulder pads and helmets and skate FAST. I love that it talks about making friends through hockey. I love that it shows little girls doing hockey drills side by side with older girls.
Well done NHL!! This commercial is a great way to show girls that hockey is a fun, challenging and rewarding sport that everyone can play.
First Female Hockey Players To Be Inducted into Hall of Fame Tonight
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Hockey Hall of Fame's First Female Inductees - Angela James and Cammi Granato
Tomorrow the hallowed halls of the Hockey Hall of Fame will be graced by two amazing women, USA’s Cammi Granato and Canada’s Angela James, along side the “Great One” Wayne Gretsky and other hockey legends. How cool is that?
Angela and Cammi will be the first women inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the event will be televised tonight, Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:30 pm on NHL Network US from the event in Toronto, Canada.
Cammi Granato grew up in a hockey family of 4 boys and 2 girls and is best known for her role as the Captain of the 1998 Gold Medal US Olympic Women’s Hockey Team. She was the first woman inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008 and is International Hockey’s ALL TIME leading scorer for women with 54 goals and 96 points in 54 games. Now she lives in Vancouver with her husband and 2 children and also serves as a spokesperson for LetsMove.gov, a non-profit organization headed up by First Lady Michelle Obama and aimed at health, fitness and nutrition education for youth.
Angela James has been referred to as the “Wayne Gretsky of Women’s Hockey” for her extraordinary contributions to the sport. She has even played every position in hockey – to include goalie!
Congratulations Ladies! You are an inspiration to so many!
Image: Picapp
Congratulations Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Champions
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Yes, I know the name of this site is Sports GIRLS Play, but a great game is a great game, regardless. The Pittsburgh Penguins – Detroit Redwings made the Stanley Cup Final an amazing match up this year! The Redwings won the first two games, the Penguins won the next two in the best of 7 series. Next the Redwings won game 5 a whopping 5-0 followed by a Penguin win in game 6.
Tonight’s game was good, clean hockey! Exciting, intense, heart pounding and close. The final score of 2-1 just reinforced how well matched these two teams really were. Congratulations really go out to both teams – but since this is a Pittsburgh sports loving house, we are so proud of those Penguins!!!
PS – Its not too late to order a Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Champions t-shirt for your favorite Hockey Fan Dad!
