Montreal My Beloveds

I love hockey, women’s hockey especially. Do not get me wrong here. I am seeing a general refusal and or unwillingness to engage with the idea that the problem goes beyond one player. Britta Curl Salemme moving to Detroit does not absolve Minnesota of their reaction to trans fans or their protection of her. She is not the only one in the league that holds views like this. Holding her out as the only one allows every other person who holds those views to go unquestioned. Saying that the “evil is gone” just because she has left. The team does not cut it. There is a general culture that needs to change. It is not just her. 

happy phase two begins day to all who tremble in fear

i hope gosling got to kiss everyone 🥰😊

I love hockey, women’s hockey especially. Do not get me wrong here. I am seeing a general refusal and or unwillingness to engage with the idea that the problem goes beyond one player. Britta Curl Salemme moving to Detroit does not absolve Minnesota of their reaction to trans fans or their protection of her. She is not the only one in the league that holds views like this. Holding her out as the only one allows every other person who holds those views to go unquestioned. Saying that the “evil is gone” just because she has left. The team does not cut it. There is a general culture that needs to change. It is not just her. 

Spiritually my spirit is always smoking a cigarette but physically i am.not because hashatg smoking kills

kind of if using this as a jumping off post for a more general thought i think the pwhl kind of exists in this weird space of like, it is professional sports and its dynamics are different from normal people jobs, but also they are still making normal people jobs money and theres going to be factors players will consider here that they dont consider in the nhl. Not that nhl players dont have personal factors (they do and we hear it often) but most of these players do not have partners who can easily pick up and move with them like nhl players do (this is a whole dynamic and a half that i wont get in to in regards to nhl players) and their partner probably works, they dont have the money to relocate family closer to where they play, a lot of the players (even tho many are from upper middle class to upper class families) are much more enmeshed in their community and arent sending their kids to private school and cant just buy any house they want in a nice neighborhood to take care of stuff so they need to think more carefully about where theyre living and how it suits their lifestyle. and of course on this blog ive discussed how things like visas and citizenship can impact it to. like idk it was a big deal in the nhl when jacob trouba was making decisions on his contract based on where his wifes career would take her and seen as this crazy thing but thats how most pwhl players who are in serious relationships will have to roll for numerous reasons, one of the biggest being they dont make enough to be single income households

“go to hell” is basic. “i hope your favorite team recruits britta curl-salemme” is smart. it’s possible. it’s terrifying.

A bunch of my moots are talking about the PMHL… It’s not my thing, but I’m glad the men’s league is getting some attention! Maybe some day if they keep training they’ll be as good as regular hockey players :)