Should checking trickle down to the collegiate level and junior hockey? Perhaps even as far down for girls as it does for boys to some under-14 competitive leagues?

I n 2022, Sweden became the first country in the world to allow body checking in women's ice hockey. Major hockey nations are now following Lund University's research on the consequences of ...

Lauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s top women’s hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken. “I got a stick to the collarbone tonight and also a ...

Setting Community ice hockey rinks. Participants Non-elite Midget ice hockey players from 44 teams (453 player-records) where policy disallowed body checking in the lower 70% of divisions of play, and ...

Boston Fleet defenseman Megan Keller gave a knowing laugh when reminded of being on the receiving end of Catherine Dubois’ illegal check a month into the PWHL's second season. The 28-year-old ...

In 2022, Sweden became the first country to introduce body checking to its premier women’s league, bringing its rule book closer to men’s hockey even though hockey’s world governing body does not ...