Interview with Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Spooner
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…
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Olympian Helps Grindstone Raise $25K to Keep Girls in Hockey
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— 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…
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Grindstone Featured on NHL.com
— 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…
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Olympian’s Sticks in for Charity Tournament Donates to Grindstone
— 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…
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Former Inferno GM Kristen Hagg joins Grindstone
Grindstone Award Foundation is pleased to welcome Kristen Hagg, who will join the board of directors for the foundation. (more…)
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A Tribute to Girls Rock the Rink Hockey Dads
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…
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Top Women’s Hockey Player Natalie Spooner Coming to Kelowna Charity Event
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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Former CWHL Player Wants All Women’s Hockey Players to Have a Voice
The impacts of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League folding has been “really crazy” says Liz Knox, co-chair of the players association for the CWHL. Seeing jerseys and…
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Grindstone Award Foundation stands behind #ForTheGame women’s hockey movement
The Grindstone Award Foundation is standing with the 200 professional women’s hockey players who announced they will not play in any league in North America this season…
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Love, Strength, and Courage: Meet Darcie and Ashlyn
I saw them first on the ice, in full gear, switching from laughing to being serious. I didn’t need to glance twice. They were in their element!…
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