CARHA Hockey Launches Safety Series
As we gear up for the season and return to the ice, a safe sport environment is important for all our athletes. The CARHA Hockey Safety Series was launched through the support of Canada’s Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC). We are proud to be one of 25 organizations to receive a Community Activation Grant to champion […]
Signing off with CARHA Hockey!
Ottawa native, Sarah Thompson, joined the CARHA Hockey team for the summer of 2021 as the Community Programs Intern. She has come full circle with CARHA, having been featured in our iPlayHockey Drill Vault video series back in 2018 (watch here as she runs through a demonstration of the Team Canada Double Shot). As she returns […]
Q&A with Grant Caswell & the SCRHL
How long have you been involved in hockey? I played hockey up until Peewee in my youth (12 years old), stopped playing over Jr. High and High School, joined university intramural hockey when I was going to the University of Calgary, stopped playing again for about a decade, and then started up the South […]
Q&A with Brenda Stinson
What hockey team/league do you participate in? How long have you been involved in hockey? I play in a couple of hockey leagues and a couple of pick-up hockey leagues. (Kingston Senior Women’s Hockey League and Stone Mills Women’s Hockey League). I started hockey very late in life. I was in my 59th year […]
The Buzz Surrounding Mental Health
The Olympics always produces powerful storylines, and in recent days it has been no exception as mental health has been brought to the forefront of the conversation. American Simone Biles, arguably the world’s best gymnast, caused a major stir by sitting out of the team final, prioritizing her mental health and safety. The 24-year […]
Capitals Star Alex Ovechkin Comes from Athletic Bloodlines
By Neil Becker Most sports fans would probably be amazed to know that Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin isn’t the only world-class athlete in his family. This future Hockey Hall of Famer, who currently sits sixth all-time with 730 career NHL goals, comes from some elite athletic bloodlines, including his father Mikhail Ovechkin, who made […]
Sarah Thompson Comes Full Circle with CARHA Hockey
You may have seen Sarah Thompson featured in our iPlayHockey Drill Vault video series back in 2018. Watch here as she runs through a demonstration of the Team Canada Double Shot – one of many drills from the iPlayHockey Skills Series. Three years later, she has come full circle, joining our team at CARHA Hockey […]
Mom’s Got Game Spotlight: Valerie Drummond
This article is part of our series to support Sport information Resource Centre (SIRC)’s Moms Got Game campaign. Learn more about how to participate in this great initiative. Share your story for a chance to win great #MomsGotGame prizes. I turned 40 years old the year we moved to the small but beautiful mountain Village of Haines […]
Celebrating Pride Month: Interview with Tyler Fitch
Growing up in Ottawa, Tyler Fitch has been involved in hockey most of his life. He played for his dad, a junior hockey coach, through peewee, then took a strong interest in the business side. When his dad started coaching minor midget AAA in their OHL draft year, Tyler stopped playing competitively to follow […]
The Outdoor Hockey Club – Part 2
Continued from Part 1 Inspiration for the Outdoor Hockey Club Little did Frykas know when he started working with Pavel Barber that Barber would significantly influence him. Barber grew up playing hockey with the same group of kids and loved going to the outdoor rinks before and after school. He’d spend his days at […]