Season 1
Breaking Down Barriers
Episodes
Breaking Hockey's Glass Ceiling
Hockey is the last of the major professional sports to see the inclusion of women in all roles. But in the last few years progress has been made...Women have started to break hockey's glass ceiling, emerging as NHL executives and rising through the coaching, officiating and management ranks.
Indigenous Sports Academy- The Story of Courage Bear
Courage Bear is the founding director of the first and only Indigenous hockey academy in North America.
Girls Hockey in the North
In this episode, viewers travel to Canada's far North to meet the Kuugaruk Dynamite Girls Hockey Team.
Changing Hockey Culture
Luke Prokop is fighting back stereotypes as the NHL’s first openly gay player.
Canadian Blind Hockey
Canadian Blind Hockey is changing the lives of children and adults by working to ensure everyone has access.
Seaside Hockey-The Story of Kirk Brooks
Kirk Brooks is a man who has mentored young black hockey players in Toronto for over 30 years.
A New Era of Women’s Hockey
A new women’s professional hockey league-the PWHL- will begin competing in North America in January 2024.
Behind the Bench
Last season Jessica Campbell became the first female assistant coach in the AHL with the Coachella Valley Firebirds.
Trailblazer
In 2020 Kim St-Pierre became the first female goalie inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Camp of Dreams
Every summer, Vancouver Canucks Defenceman Ethan Bear returns to Ochapowace Nation, Saskatchewan to run his annual summer hockey camp.
Straz Strong
After the tragic Humboldt bus crash ended Ryan Straschnitzki’s stand up career, he switched his focus to sledge hockey.
A Season in Review
During season 1 we had the opportunity to meet and tell the stories of individuals and organizations devoted to changing hockey culture.