Woman Advantage

This week Hannah chats with Danielle Mathias about racism in hockey, the emotional labor the women of color, especially Black women, do, burnout, some great places to educate yourself on racism and how to combat it, and so much more!

Hannah chats with Melissa Burgess about how she got into hockey, what it's like covering different levels of hockey, what's going on with the women's game in North America, and what it's like being a woman covering hockey. Stick around until the end to hear what Melissa thinks we can all do to make hockey a better place for women!

This week Hannah chats with Hailey Salvian about how she got into sports journalism, what it was like working for an OHL team, some of the people who have helped her along the way, and some challenges she's face being a young woman in hockey journalism.

This week Hannah is joined by Leighann Strollo of the Ice Garden to talk about how Leighann's little brother helped start her journey in hockey, what's going on in the women's game, why men's teams need to hire more women, and so much more.

Hannah had the chance to chat with Laura (sometimes known as 'The Active Stick') back in early March about how Laura got into hockey, what it's like to co-host a daily hockey podcast, some ways she's grown in her time in the hockey community, and so much more!

Hannah chats with Erica Ayala about her path to hockey, her experiences covering the WNBA, what it’s like to be an analyst for the NWHL, about how her background in advocacy has helped her coverage of women’s sports, and so much more.

This week Hannah chats with Meghan Hall in a podcast reunion for the ages! They discuss how Meghan got into hockey, how her job has made her hockey work better and vice versa, some big issues in the hockey community, and they end on a high note as they discuss Meghan's favorite part about the hockey community.

This week Hannah chats with Kate Frese about how she got into sports photography, what it’s like working as the Metropolitan Riveters team photographer, and the whirlwind that is being around Gritty. They also talk about different ways that hockey can be more inclusive of women and women of color and some struggles of being a woman in the sport.

Hannah talks to Christy Maggio about growing up a Sharks fan, how she got into art and drawing about hockey, the space for artists in the hockey community, and how to get more women involved in hockey.

Hannah talks with Taylor Baird of Defending Big D about the unique way Taylor found professional hockey, what it was like to cover the Winter Classic, and about some ways to make hockey more inclusive.

The Hannah's of hockey Twitter unit in our latest episode. Hannah talks to Hannah Stuart about how she got into hockey, why she cares about prospects, how to deal with internet trolls, and how to make hockey a more accepting place.

Our latest episode feels very timely in light of the current news in hockey, even we recorded this episode earlier in November. This week, Hannah talks with Jashvina Shah about how pervasive racism, sexism, and bigotry all are in hockey and what can be done about it. 

Jashvina discusses her own experiences with racism in hockey and talks about how that has impacted her relationship with hockey. It's an incredibly honest and important conversation with great advice about what we can all do to try to make hockey better.

Hannah talks with Alison Lukan of The Athletic about how she got into hockey, why it's important to talk to players and coaches in terms they understand, and how data can be used to tell stories in hockey! Hannah manages to keep it together for most of the episode even though Alison is one of her favorite sports journalists. 

In the first ever episode of Woman Advantage Hannah and Steph discuss how Steph got into hockey, how Steph thinks we can grow the game, and why NHL teams need to hire more women.