This is such a cynical view of data's use in the game. Like, yeah, momentum can confirm what you already know or describe what you missed, but this argues that is... a bad thing? The argument is that momentum is a tool for ads, a reflection of the AI-ification of the industry. But that's just wrong.

The PWHL announced its first outside investors earlier this week. For the Ilitch Companies, it was a partnership years in the making. My story on how the “significant” investment came together, and what it all means: www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...

crazy idea, but I think that maybe the HHOF should use both slots available for women

I think I need the vacation equivalent of a sensory deprivation tank

For Vogue, I talked to Ramell-Correen Frederick, aka Cheeks, who embroidered Knicks gear in the streets of Brooklyn after Game 5. He uses a 104-year-old hand-crank, chainstitch embroidery machine that he named Jessica.

🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades.

Following in the footsteps of the MLSPA, the PWHLPA has voted to disclose player salaries for the first time. All players are listed here, with numbers quite low for full-time professional athletes. www.pwhlpa.com/salary-guide

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

The core problem with "surveillance pricing" isn't the pricing, it's the *surveillance*, and the way to fix this is to ban most forms of data collection. There's simply no good reason to allow companies to build highly detailed dossiers full of our personal information.

is Alisha Palmwoski going to break her own record less than 24 hrs later??

crossover of the year for me personally

unfortunately I think I'm contractually obligated to be a RBR fan for life now

Final totals for the 2025-2026 season: 120 Regular Season games 1,116,497 Total Attendance (avg. 9,304) 14 Playoff Games 113,087 Playoff Attendance (avg. 8,699) Grand Total: 134 Games Played 1,229,584 Total (avg. 9,176) More to come when I have some time. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

HUGE congrats to the brilliant @hunterofstats.bsky.social, who I believe is now the first analytics person to win a pro whockey championship :)

NEW READING LIST: Some Valkyries, PWHL and more to read about this week from friends of the site www.valkyriesbeat.com/p/valkyries-...

ABC killed fivethirtyeight.com, pulling down thousands of stories and dashboards. I can bring them back, but I can offer you https://fivethirtyeightindex.com, my new index of everything captured by archive.org.

There's a funny kind of irony in me moving further and further east partially to chase working in women's hockey, only for the PW to expand to my hometown

Philadelphia's Fairmount Park was once core to the city's identity but now has many functional issues. The greatest issue is the degradation of the ability to safely & easily walk around the park. By looking at old maps and photos we can map where East Fairmount lost river trail connections:

Best view in baseball.

Ok, this is cool as hell. Women's hockey legend. Manon Rhéaume has been named General Manager of PWHL Detroit

This is the money paragraph for me.

I covered two Victoire wins in the series and both were game-winning goals by Marie-Philip Poulin. I’ve covered her for, like 12 years, and it gets really hard to come up with different ways to say the same thing 😅

The PWHL will expand to Las Vegas and Hamilton ahead of next season. My story on why Vegas and Hamilton were selected, and why the PWHL is expanding rapidly: www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...

The PWHL has officially announced expansion to Hamilton, Ontario and Las Vegas

This is the highest number of declaring players since the inaugural draft. www.theixsports.com/the-ice-gard...

It will be Montreal Victoire vs. Ottawa Charge in the PWHL Walter Cup Finals. This is the first time a higher seed has won a PWHL playoff series And we will have a new champ, as Minnesota is eliminated

As we all expected, the announcement today is officially an announcement of a PWHL team in Detroit. The team will play at Little Ceasars Arena

PWHL just sent out a press advisory that they will be making an announcement about expansion tomorrow at 10 am et via live stream on their YouTube page and website

fyi it started this week!

icymi: I set up an account to mirror the Ottawa Charge twitter account and post all the stuff the official Charge account doesn't share on here 🫡

LAST TO THIRD!!!! THE #30 DUQUEINE LEAD THE CHAMPIONSHIP!

The 2026 PWHL playoffs officially begin tonight with a goalie battle in Boston. Then, No. 1 Montreal plays the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost. Here’s everything you need to know — the schedule, odds and storylines — for free @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

I don’t really care about Pluto’s planethood. I *do* care about consistency in nomenclature, and about decisions being based on empirical facts rather than personal feelings. And since so much of this debate is driven by feelings rather than facts, it’s tedious and distasteful. Enough already!

1) There's no reason an administrator at NASA should care how a Solar System body is categorized. 2) NASA isn't the org that makes classification determinations for Solar System objects. 3) If Isaacman wants Pluto reclassified again, he can lobby the International Astronomical Union on his own time.

I'm always on the lookout for women's hockey creators to follow, learn from, and potentially collaborate with as TIG's Editor in Chief. Please let me know some of your favorites (journalists, analysts, must-follow accounts, podcasts, artists, etc) especially if they are new(er) to the scene!

Control is the most valuable thing in the PWHL. Both the Montreal Victoire and Vancouver Goldeneyes emerged with a bit of it after the regular season. My story for CBC Sports: www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...

None of the stories I've read today have addressed women's hockey - specifically that the DIII conference they're moving to does not sponsor women's hockey.

New York Sirens eliminated from playoff contention, despite their overtime win over the Sceptres. www.theixsports.com/the-ice-gard...

I was at the announcement today for Columbus' addition to the NWSL. Learn about the announcement, the local battle between politicians and a key absence in the crowd today at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Now on @theixsports.bsky.social www.theixsports.com/the-ix-socce...

The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak, or reach its maximum activity, on Wednesday around 4 p.m. ET, during daylight hours for much of North America, according to the American Meteor Society.

I knew the PWHL draft this year was going to be deep, but I'm finally taking a look at the NCAA/SDHL stats for this year and uh, I really don't think we're going to have to worry about expansion diluting talent

@ mercedes I would pay money to be in the grandstands for this!!!

This week on the show, I’m joined by Robert Morris University captain Alaina Giampietro to talk about her journey from her grandfather’s rink to leading a program’s relaunch and building the foundation of the future. Episode 119 is available now: www.rinksiderundown.ca/p/alaina-gia...

So much of this stuff also applies to people who travel with the team too! I routinely feel for all of the trainers, coaches, PR people, and other support staff that get handed similar stacks of W2s

This paper contains more detailed modelling of the impact of Reflect Orbital's space mirrors than anything I've seen from Reflect Orbital itself. At this point it's unclear if Reflect Orbital have done anything beyond back of the envelope calculations when it comes to performance and impact.

Doriane Pin WEC LMP2 debut: P3 Doriane Pin ELMS Pro-Am debut: P3 🐐

The astronauts on Artemis II observed parts of the moon humans had never seen before. Their findings provide a scientific baseline — and sense of wonder — for future missions. n.pr/4cdG475