/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9453/all en /newsroom/channels/news/reducing-mental-health-stigma-junior-hockey-345531 <p>For professional athletes, the pressures of competition and stigma surrounding mental health issues can be debilitating to the point where some are leaving the arena for good. Young hockey players are no exception. Fear of negative career repercussions can mean athletes avoid disclosing their mental health concerns.</p> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:59:41 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 288652 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-research-reveals-positive-impact-cmha-ontarios-talk-today-program-canadian-junior-hockey-345519 <p>A new report by McGill University Faculty of Education researchers shows Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario’s Talk Today program is making a positive impact on athletes in the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).</p> Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:17:37 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 288648 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/daoust-named-mvp-285282 <p>The IIHF announced its 2018 Olympic media all-star team, as well as its Most Valuable Player (MVP) and tournament directorate awards.</p> <p>Canada's Melodie Daoust [BEd'17] was voted tournament MVP. The 26-year-old forward led Canada with three goals and four assists.</p> <p><span>Source: <a href="http://pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey/women/news/daoust-named-mvp/">INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION</a></span></p> Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:22:04 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32999 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/montreal-gazette-outdoor-hockey-one-canadas-great-pleasures-enjoy-it-while-you-can-285181 <p>Two Montreal professors —Damon Matthews from Concordia and Lawrence Mysak from McGill — have studied the impact of climate change on outdoor hockey in Canada. Their 2012 research, which looked at weather data from 1951 to 2006, concluded that if the skating season continues to shrink, outdoor shinny in southern Canada may disappear within a few decades.</p> <p><a href="http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/a-celebration-of-the-informal-spontaneous-pleasures-of-outdoor-hockey">Montreal Gazette</a><br /> </p> Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:11:04 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32976 at /newsroom