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Grindstone Award

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The Grindstone Award Foundation is a charity that enables young female players to participate and improve their skill development in the sport of hockey.

President & Founder, Danielle Grundy announces her resignation

October 26, 2019

— For Immediate Release — Announcement of President & Founder, Danielle Grundy’s Resignation After 5+ years at the helm of the Grindstone Award Foundation, founder Danielle Grundy has…

Interview with Women’s Hockey Trailblazer Justine Blainey

October 24, 2019

— By Leah Perry — Dr. Justine Blainey-Broker runs a wellness centre in Brampton, Ontario with her family. Inspired by the lack of professional support her younger brother…

Offside: Challenges Faced By Women in Hockey – A Memoir

October 2, 2019

— By Haley Rath — To call Rhonda Leeman Taylor a supporter of women’s hockey would be an understatement. A Kingston Sports Hall of Fame inductee (1997- Builder,…

Interview with Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Spooner

September 19, 2019

Natalie Spooner is a player who needs little introduction. She’s an Olympic gold and silver medalist, and in 2014 became the first woman to win a Clarkson Cup…

Olympian Helps Grindstone Raise $25K to Keep Girls in Hockey

July 31, 2019

— By Kristi Patton — It was an inspiring couple of days of hockey, friendship and fun at the third annual Grindstone Award Foundation Charity Weekend that will…

Grindstone Featured on NHL.com

July 17, 2019

— By Danielle Grundy — I’m feeling very grateful to have had the National Hockey League (NHL) cover The Grindstone Award Foundation and help us raise awareness of…

Laura Stacey Sticks in for Charity Road Hockey Tournament, Toronto, ON, 2019

Olympian’s Sticks in for Charity Tournament Donates to Grindstone

July 10, 2019

— By Grace Li — After being enrolled in a learn-to-skate, figure skating class when she was younger, Laura Stacey always knew that she wanted to play…

Former Inferno GM Kristen Hagg joins Grindstone

June 19, 2019

Grindstone Award Foundation is pleased to welcome Kristen Hagg, who will join the board of directors for the foundation. (more…)

A Tribute to Girls Rock the Rink Hockey Dads

June 11, 2019

It’s 8 a.m. on a warm Saturday morning. The Capital News Centre in Kelowna, BC is eerily quiet but for the voices of Grindstone volunteers and the…

Top Women’s Hockey Player Natalie Spooner Coming to Kelowna Charity Event

May 19, 2019

Cover photo credit: Hockey Canada The Grindstone Award Foundation is pleased to announce that women’s hockey star Natalie Spooner will be joining them for the annual Grindstone…

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