A Blueprint for Reducing Fighting in Hockey [OpEd]

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Paul Busch offers a plan for reducing fighting and improving player safety in the NHL.

“Not a New Path”: Josh Harding, NHL Goalie, Plays With MS

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Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding made 78 saves in the first two games of the NHL Playoffs. Aaron Powers says what’s most remarkable about that is the unpredictability of the disease Harding plays with.

NHL Playoffs Preview – Western Conference

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Yesterday, Aaron Powers previewed the Eastern Conference playoffs. Today he looks at the Western Conference.

NHL Playoffs Preview – Eastern Conference

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Aaron Powers breaks down the NHL playoffs, beginning in the East.

Can You Love Hockey But Hate Violence?

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Matt Barnum explains why conscientious hockey fans everywhere must reject fighting in the sport they love.

Fans Sing the National Anthem at First Bruins Game Since Boston Marathon Bombing (VIDEO)

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There is something so powerful about 17,565 Bostonians singing together.

Hockey’s Fringe Benefits

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We’re supposed to believe a lack of mainstream appeal is hockey’s tragic flaw. Brian Lutz argues it’s just the opposite.

Shot to the Eye: Should the NHL Mandate Visors?

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In the wake of the vicious slapshot Marc Staal took to the face, Aaron Powers asks whether the NHL should mandate visors.

Real Men Don’t Watch Sports

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Is our sports culture hurting men?

My Life as a Male Figure Skater

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In the Eighties, Kenny Bodanis endured homophobic jeers for his love—of the challenge, camaraderie, and spotlight—of life as a male figure skater.

20 Dads Share Their Favorite Children’s Books

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What books do you enjoy reading with your children?

Fight or Flight

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Kent George talks about growing up in a family where everyone fought except him.

Sexism and Sports: Just the Way We Want It.

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Sex, Size, and Money: the three reasons men and women rarely face one another in a sports arena.
Sexism, Prejudice, and Stodginess: the three reasons things won’t change even if they could.

Andrew Ference: Things I Have Learned #1

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NHL Star Andrew Ference talks about accountability in his debut at the Good Men Project.

National Glory: Division I Sports and the Olympic Games

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Athletic competition was never a spiritually innocent pursuit. College football is no exception.

The Kings Win the Cup!! Mine Runneth Over.

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Kenny Bodanis muses on the Kings’ win… And the league’s extra-long season.