Category: Line Change

What’s In A Name? Ford Field

What’s In A Name? Ford Field

Ian Kennedy- October 21, 2021

We know that Ford Field, the home to the NFL's Detroit Lions is named for the Ford Motor Company. Founded in 1903, the Ford Motor ... Read More

In The Name Of Chief Tecumseh’s Legacy

In The Name Of Chief Tecumseh’s Legacy

CKSN Staff- October 6, 2021

By Ian Kennedy 1877 London Tecumsehs Chief Tecumseh's legacy in this area, and in Indigenous communities across Turtle Island (North America) is cemented. It's one ... Read More

This Is What A Bad Teammate Looks Like

This Is What A Bad Teammate Looks Like

CKSN Staff- September 23, 2021

Love it or hate it, hockey is a game that puts team over self. Though they are toxic in nature, we've heard mantras of sacrifice ... Read More

Too Many Men: The NHL’s Downward Spiral

Too Many Men: The NHL’s Downward Spiral

Ian Kennedy- July 31, 2021

Logan Mailloux took a photo of a teenage girl in the middle of a sexual act without her consent. He then sent it to every ... Read More

Line Change: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Of Bias

Line Change: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Of Bias

CKSN Staff- June 25, 2021

Have you ever done a Google Image search for your favourite hockey player? If you are searching for a player from a men's league, your ... Read More

So This Is Our Response…

So This Is Our Response…

CKSN Staff- May 30, 2021

In 2018, a tragedy occurred in Canada. A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team collided with a transport truck, killing 16 people, and injuring ... Read More

One Word At A Time: Wendell Smith Changed Sports For Black Athletes

One Word At A Time: Wendell Smith Changed Sports For Black Athletes

CKSN Staff- May 21, 2021

Jackie Robinson (far left) next to Wendell Smith (second from left) Without Wendell Smith, the history of sport may look completely different. He challenged ideas, ... Read More

George Chin: A Hockey Star Overlooked, But Not Unseen

George Chin: A Hockey Star Overlooked, But Not Unseen

CKSN Staff- May 7, 2021

George Chin, front row, far left, and the 1949-1950 Chatham Maroons. Star hockey players of Asian decent playing for the Chatham Maroons Perhaps the best ... Read More

Mike Marson Was The Second Black Player In NHL History…And A Chatham Maroon

Mike Marson Was The Second Black Player In NHL History…And A Chatham Maroon

CKSN Staff- May 4, 2021

When you hear about the history of Black hockey players in the NHL, most know about Willie O'Ree, who broke the NHL's colour barrier in ... Read More

Chatham Colored All-Stars Belong In The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

Chatham Colored All-Stars Belong In The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

CKSN Staff- May 3, 2021

When you discuss influential baseball teams, who have left a lasting impact on sport, and society in Canada, there is no better example, and no ... Read More

Yvan Mongo Is Leading By Example

Yvan Mongo Is Leading By Example

CKSN Staff- April 26, 2021

Yvan Mongo with the Ottawa Gee Gees - Photo by Greg Mason Yvan Mongo's leadership has never been in question. An assistant captain with two ... Read More

10 Words Athletes And Coaches Should Never Say

10 Words Athletes And Coaches Should Never Say

CKSN Staff- April 24, 2021

We've heard them before... those words that make you cringe. The words we know are wrong, we know they offend others. We know they hurt, ... Read More

Sebastian Jackson: For The Love Of Hockey, When It Doesn’t Love You Back

Sebastian Jackson: For The Love Of Hockey, When It Doesn’t Love You Back

CKSN Staff- April 19, 2021

Sebastian Jackson and his growing family There is something beautiful about skating across a freshly cleaned rink, alone in an arena, hearing only your skates ... Read More

Cult Dynamics In Canadian Junior Hockey

Cult Dynamics In Canadian Junior Hockey

CKSN Staff- April 11, 2021

Many of us have watched recent documentaries featuring cults like NXIVM, the Branch Davidians at Waco, or the Peoples Temple at Jonestown. But in Canada, ... Read More