From the players lifting the game to new heights to the executives and activists pushing for change outside of the spotlight, here are the 25 most powerful women driving hockey forward — right now and in the year ahead. IWD2022 | EmmySadler Full list:
THE 25 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN HOCKEY 2022
Some good news for hockey fans: We’ll soon see Poulin and the rest of the world’s best go head-to-head in a Canada vs. USA “rematch” presented by the PWHPA in partnership with the Pittsburgh Penguins. And in August, we’ll be treated to another women’s world championship — the first time the IIHF has scheduled the tournament in an Olympic year. Poulin will be on the ice for both events. In fact, all signs point to the 30-year-old committing to another Olympic cycle as well.
In a league that didn’t feel anywhere close to having its first female GM before this season, the Canucks duo seems to have ushered in a new era for the entire sport.SPEAKING TO SPORTSNET’S, Kim Davis, now in her fourth season as the league’s highest-ranking female executive, said: “I think the greatest challenge is taking these moments where we learn about something that is not a proud moment for us and turning it into a teachable moment.
It takes a sport-wide commitment to ensure everyone around hockey not only feels safe and empowered but also understands the importance of speaking up — even when those around them do not. Davis’s leadership is integral in the continued push for the betterment of the game.women’s hockey is constantly changing, and over the past year much of that movement has been driven by Ty Tumminia.
Nurse put up at least one point in all seven games in Beijing, registering six multi-point outings, one hat trick, back-to-back four-assist games in the medal round, and the game-opening goal with gold on the line in the final.
a hockey fan back in January 2020. She laughs as she explains that it was a photo of Tyler Seguin during All-Star Weekend that initially grabbed her attention and sent her down a path of learning more about the Dallas Stars forward, the team, and soon after, the game of hockey. Fascinated by the sport and its fandom, Staple found herself wanting to learn more. That’s when she came across Black Girl Hockey Club. “I was like, ‘Oh, wow.
“The stuff that [Hess] is doing, how she kind of built it from the ground up, creating this safe space for Black women to enjoy the sport,” says Staple. “Because traditionally, you know, we’re very excluded from the sport. People tend to look at you kind of weird, like ‘Why are you here?’ Like, ‘You don’t belong here.’to defend Olympic gold was quashed by their Canadian rivals, few players can match the kind of reach these two superstars have in the game of hockey.
As things stand now, the Kraken are among the richest in cap space, allowing for flexibility at the deadline — might we see them take on salary in exchange for assets? — and in the free-agency period to come. A former NWHL star and current supporter of the PWHPA, she’s also occasionally lent her broadcast chops to breaking down games on the Dream Gap Tour and is a strong advocate for the women’s game.FROM CAPTAINING CANADA