Sweden blazes trail in women’s hockey by allowing body checking and finds health, quality benefits
USA Hockey and Hockey Canada do not allow checking in girls and women’s hockey. In Sweden, body checking is part of the rules ...
Sweden and Finland renew their long-running, tense hockey rivalry at the 4 Nations Face-Off
If Sam Hallam wants to rile up a Finn of a certain age about Swedish hockey, he'll just bring up Anders “Masken” Carlsson. It ...
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Sweden blazes trail in women's hockey by allowing body checking and finds health, quality benefits
In 2022, Sweden became the first country to introduce body checking to its premier women’s league, bringing its rule book closer to men’s hockey even though hockey’s world governing body ...
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Sweden blazes trail in women's hockey by allowing body checking and finds health, quality benefits
Sweden — Lauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s top women’s hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken. “I got a stick to the collarbone tonight ...