Line Change Ian Kennedy

Hockey and Pride. The topics have been tied together, but more for division than the opportunity to promote inclusion.
In this conversation, host Ian Kennedy and guest CJ Jackson discuss the PHF, Toronto Six, and most importantly, the concept of Pride, self expression, and being able to participate in sport as your authentic self.
It's a conversation rooted in kindness and hope at a time when the news for LGBTQ+ athletes is negatively spiralling. 

Alina Muller is undeniably one of the best hockey players in the world. A five-time Patty Kazmaier nominee playing for Northeastern University, Olympic Games MVP for Switzerland, and a newly signed professional player for the PHF's Boston Pride. In between that, she managed to earn a masters looking at brain rehabilitation.
Sophie Shirley is a national champion with the Wisconsin Badgers, who played last summer for Canada's national development team, a top performer and candidate to crack Canada's senior national team. She is also set to play for the Pride next year.
Only a few short years ago, talking about players like Muller and Shirley signing professional contracts paying liveable wages would have been a pipe dream. Now, it's a reality.
In this episode host Ian Kennedy chats with the duo about their hockey careers, choosing the PHF, and more.

Jacquie Pierri is a professional hockey player, with experience in the CWHL, SDHL, and EWHL. 
Pierri has a masters, focusing on the sustainable engineering of refrigeration systems in arenas. Climate change continues to impact hockey, particularly barrier free access to outdoor skating spaces.
On this episode of Line Change, host Ian Kennedy chats with Pierri about the impact of climate change on the sport we love, and what the NHL and arenas across the globe can begin to do to fight global warming, and reduce the impact the sport has on our climate.

Canadian national team member, Olympic and World Championship gold medallist Laura Stacey continues to break down financial barriers to sport through her Sticks in for Charity Road Hockey Tournament.
The cost to enter sport is one factor that turns some families away, and Stacey wants everyone to have opportunities to play the games they love, just like she had.
Laura Stacey spent this season in the PWHPA playing for Team Adidas, and hopes that soon, the wait will be over for more opportunities for professional women's hockey in North America.
To learn more about, or to donate to Stacey's Sticks in For Charity, visit her website https://laurastacey7.ca/

Loren Gabel is the PHF's most valuable players. Kali Flanagan was named the league's top defender.
 
The Boston Pride teammates are also both former members of the PWHPA and were both members of their respective senior national teams. Gabel played in the World Championship for Canada, while Flanagan won Olympic gold and World Championship gold as a member of team USA.
 
Host Ian Kennedy discusses their careers, joining the PHF, the growth of women's hockey, and much more on this episode of Line Change.

Women's hockey is growing rapidly across the globe, not just in Canada, USA, Finland, or Czechia, but in places like Israel and Serbia.
On this episode of Line Change, the IIHF's Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer joins host Ian Kennedy to talk about the IIHF's #InspireTheNext campaign, barriers for women in sport, and some potential growth opportunities for the women's game, including a women's World Junior Championship and World Cup. Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer is a member of the IIHF Council, and was a long time member of Hungary's national women's ice hockey team.
If you love women's hockey, this is a must listen.