#NHLPA

[oeldeservesthenorris]

NHL player polls are so obviously fraught with sexual tension yes gurls reveal your secret crushes let's go

#nhl #nhl hockey #nhl players #nhlpa #david pastrnak #william nylander #auston matthews #jack hughes #matthew tkachuk #nate mackinnon #nhl2023 2024 #boston bruins #nj devils #newjerseydevils #colorado avalanche #toronto maple leafs #florida panthers

[stereax]

#beat reporter stereax #corey perry #chicago blackhawks #nhlpa

[blusical]

regarding ur nhlpa post, there's a book about the batshit story of a former nhlpa president Alan Eagleson, called Game Misconduct by Russ Conway, and i haven't read it yet but I've read excerpts my friends sent me and its absolutely insane. 10/10.

I might have to look into that. You have raised my curiosity lol

#sync:ask #nhlpa #hockey culture #anon

[annieqattheperipheral]

Gary Bettman: “We are pleased that today, after intense collaborative efforts with the NHL Players’ Association and the International Ice Hockey Federation, we can formally announce that NHL Players will participate in both the 2026 and 2030 Olympic hockey tournaments.”

no no don't put this on nhlpa and iihf. YOU it was YOU you motherfucker that didn't let this happen for so many years

fuck u.

That is all.

#nhl garbage league #gary bettman #olympic hockey #nhlpa #iihf #annieQ hockey thoughts

[sportsbeck]

imagine a world where the NHLPA protected players. nolan’s career would have been verrry different

Don’t even start me on the NHLPA I stg. I have so many thoughts and opinions about how awful and ineffective they are.

#nhl #nhlpa

[desertpups]

NHL, NHLPA investigating mistreatment of Coyotes' Valimaki

The NHL and NHLPA are looking into how Arizona Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki was left without care at a Dallas hospital for several hours after taking a slap shot to the mouth in November, according to Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli.

Valimaki and his wife were reportedly left to fend for themselves, along with a Coyotes employee, when he was dropped off at the emergency room by ambulance during an overtime loss to the Stars on Nov. 14.

After performing an initial CT scan, the hospital staff told Valimaki to book a local hotel room and return the next morning, sources told Seravalli. The staff made the suggestion because they couldn't perform surgery on Valimaki until two days later. They said they had to prioritize more critical patients like those suffering from gunshot wounds.

However, the Finnish rearguard required immediate attention given that he had significant internal bleeding, a hole in his mouth, and a bloodied face, sources said. He was reportedly unable to function.

Doctors later told Valimaki that he may have suffocated on his own blood had he taken the hospital's advice and left for a hotel.

The NHLPA helped arrange for him to get treatment five hours later, and he received 55 stitches in his mouth to seal the wound. Valimaki had a broken bone and also lost a few teeth.

His wife, Vilma, reached out to the players' union after her husband waited in the ER for an hour without receiving care. Two hours after that, his wound and his face were finally cleaned up. He underwent the proper surgery the next day.

The NHLPA reportedly divulged details of the incident to the NHL, which then met with both the Coyotes and the Stars. It's unclear whether either team violated league protocol because it's not shared publicly.

The team employee who stayed with them at the hospital was high performance director Devan McConnell, according to Seravalli. McConnell maintained contact with Coyotes management, advocated for Valimaki to remain at the hospital to seek care, planned for a hotel and meals for Vilma, and flew back to Arizona with the Valimakis once Juuso's treatment at the hospital was finished.

Valimaki was reportedly pleased with how the Coyotes handled his situation.

He returned to the ice about two weeks later after missing six games. He's been wearing a full cage ever since and plans to do so until his injuries heal.

The 25-year-old has six assists with what would be a career-high average ice time of 18:22 across 22 contests this season. He's in his second campaign with the Coyotes after playing his first three with the Calgary Flames, who drafted him 16th overall in 2017.

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wtf?

#Juuso Valimaki #arizona coyotes #coyotes #nhl #nhlpa

[crow-the-unknown]

all my love and support to sammy g rn. recognizing you need help can be so hard and taking care of mental health is so so so so important. recover well and take the time you need my french little guy <3

#colorado avalanche #avs lb #samuel girard #nhlpa

[icedbatik]

Dare we dream?

#NHL #NHLPA #international competition #August 23 - 2023

[thefirsthogokage]

WOW! The Sports World is starting to step up and standing with the WGA!

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#mlbpa #mlspa #nbpa #nflpa #nhlpa #nwslpa #uswntpa #wnbpa #wag #strike solidarity #wga strike #wga strong #sports #us sports

[hockeyonlyspb]

#heartbreaking #tw grooming #nhl #nhlpa #new to hockey but it sounds like frost destroyed young peoples lives

[stereax]

#beat reporter stereax #valeri nichushkin #colorado avalanche #nhlpa #nhl player assistance program

[annieqattheperipheral]

So its like a mental health first aid course? Enables players to better understand and support their fellow teammates?

Yes yes yes moving towards changing hockey culture!! Any step like this is fantastic!!

Who were these first 20 volunteers??!! I would love to know

#nhl garbage league #oooh maybe i need a new tag for GOOD things this league does... #nhl #nhlpa #hockeyblr #jay harrison #hockey culture #mental health #annieQ hockey thoughts

[snowangel415]

Best wishes to Jakub. Whatever it is he’s fighting I hope he gets better soon 🙏❤️

#jakub vrana #detroit red wings #nhlpa

[stereax]

#beat reporter stereax #marty walsh #nhlpa #nhl first line

[annieqattheperipheral]

NHLPA launches a new program to help players prepare for life outside of hockey

i.e. dad yelling at u to get a real job bc ur etsy shop aint be bumpin forever

the kids are getting a high school guidance counsellor and co-op term! what colour is ur parachute nursey

no wonder sabres on the rise oko's media hits so beautifully eloquent. they got smartypants mini gm at the helm

i just find this so interesting and wonderful ...and like if a big hockey butt wants to come hit me up for improv classes i'm not complaining🫠 imma make a union actor (nate. realistic) two time emmy winner (sid. dream on u don't have that ass) outta u

full article under cut:

Early in his time in the NHL, Darnell Nurse says he did not notice a lot of players talking about what to do after hockey. Going into his ninth season, the chatter is now normal.

“People are curious as to what there is outside the game and what you can do to prepare yourself,” Nurse said.

Plenty of players have taken it upon themselves to prepare for the future, like Zdeno Chara getting his real estate license and others finishing college degrees or exploring business opportunities. The NHL Players’ Association on Thursday launched a program that gives its members the chance to do a personality analysis and delve into real estate, business or other avenues while still in the league.

The hope is to help them develop interests outside of hockey while playing and ease the transition to life afterward.

“It’s something that’s been missing a little bit,” veteran center Lars Eller told The Associated Press. “It’s kind of well known that one of the struggles for a professional athlete is the transition on to the next thing once he’s done with his professional career. And this platform helps you with that transition, and it’s something you can start even while you’re still playing so you can sort of hit the ground running once you’re done.”

New union boss Marty Walsh made helping former players one of his top priorities. His arrival in March coincided with a process two years in the making, after player feedback indicated the desire for more assistance outside of hockey.

The result is the NHLPA UNLMT program. Retired defenseman-turned-psychologist Jay Harrison is available to do an assessment, and players can get involved with companies ranging from Money Management International to The Second City comedy and improv theater and institutions like the University of Florida and Stanford’s graduate school of business.

Former goaltender Rob Zepp, who’s spearheading the program as the union’s director of strategic initiatives, said an extensive survey provided the building blocks for something that was designed to be 1-on-1 and customized for players to figure out what might interest them.

“What we’ve seen so far it really runs the gamut: anything from enhancing one’s personal brand to starting a podcast to taking these certificate-level courses in real estate, in entrepreneurship, in business, in leadership, communication skills, networking skills,” Zepp said. “We have players that are interested in or are currently pursuing commercial real estate avenues or farming ventures or construction.”

Eller, Nurse and Buffalo captain Kyle Okposo are among the players who have tried UNLMT so far. Okposo has already graduated from Stanford’s business leadership program, while Eller has spoken with Harrison and taken some of the courses offered.

“They’re not waiting until people’s careers are over,” said Nurse, who is still in his prime at 28. “It’s something that you can dip your feet into and grab a hold of while you’re still playing and giving you resources and opportunities to kind of figure out what you want to do.”

Zepp got a degree from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Liverpool the old-school way — tapes and textbooks sent by mail and tests taken in front of a proctor — while playing mostly in the minors and Europe before before 10 games with Philadelphia in 2014-15. He felt like having something to study made him a better goalie and understood there was plenty of idle time on the road.

Eller, who is a silent partner involved with helping start-up businesses, thinks the same way.

“We, as players, we have — not a lot of freedom once the season is starting — but we do have a lot of free time,” said Eller, who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for Washington in 2018 and is a pending free agent at 34. “It’s a huge positive if you have something else that you can take your mind off of hockey and do something productive with that time.”

Walsh got to know several Bruins alumni when he was mayor of Boston and has since talked to other former players and come away with a mandate to protect guys beyond their time on the ice.

“When they played, they gave it their all, and a lot of them didn’t really have anything after that,” Walsh said. “They didn’t make big contracts. They really didn’t have a strong pension system. A lot of them, even going back further than that, lost stuff. We can’t let that happen again.”

#nhlpa #kyle okposo #darnell nurse #lars eller #edmonton oilers #colorado avalanche #buffalo sabres #zdeno chara #boston bruins #marty walsh #annieQ hockey thoughts