#2021 Skate Canada

[figureskatingcostumes]

Wenjing Sui and Cong Han's free program costumes at the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia, 2022 Olympics and 2021 Skate Canada. They skated to Bridge Over Troubled Water.

(Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)

[amatsuki]

thinking about going to skate canada but i can’t really justify the cost to myself

[allekha]

Figure skating in colors: lovely violet

Featuring:

Axel Médéric (1988 Olympics FS)

Jane Torvill & Christopher Dean (1984 Olympics FD)

Pooja Kalyan (2021 USNats SP)

Madeline Schizas (2021 Skate Canada SP)

Maé-Bérénice Méité (2019 Universiade FS)

Akiko Suzuki (2013 JPNats SP)

Yuzuru Hanyu (2016 GPF SP)

Mao Asada (2010 JPNats FS)

Starr Andrews (2020 USNats FS)

[catboygretzky]

ok sure zellweger is cute but is he any good?

IS HE ANY GOOD! oh you are definitely going to regret asking that question anon.

sit down i have to educate you and this WILL be lengthy and WILL include way too much information because i can't like something normally. many sources will be sited. so buckle up, buttercup.

(disclaimer, i realise this is all junior hockey stats and "that's not the nhl!" i don't care, we can have this conversation again in a couple years.) ANYWAY

olen zellweger! olen freaking zellweger!

start with the basics: 5'9", 180 pound left shooting defenseman currently playing for the kamloops blazers in the WHL. he was chosen 34th overall by the anaheim ducks in 2021 and he compares his game to samuel girard.

another one of those "hm if he was bigger he would have been drafted higher" defensemen.

"okay but why do you keep calling him the saviour of the anaheim ducks?"

1) it's a joke

2) is it really?

3) click below and find out!

hello to everyone that clicked, this is going to be lengthy!

real quick, his card from last year, for those who like stats:

he's no longer playing for everett and this is last year's, as stated, but i am ALWAYS ready to talk about zelly's playing.

first:

not necessary but this answer is nothing if it's not self indulgent.

also, when reading these, remember he missed a month for world juniors.

fun WHL stats to note for the stats folks:

zelly has the second highest shots on goal total this year, out of any player regardless of position. oh, you may ask, who is he second to? well, happy to answer! he's second only to connor bedard.

he has the most shots on goal on the power play out of all players in the whl, though, regardless of position.

he has the highest points per game % of any dman in the WHL (last time i checked...it's about 1.5?) and among all players with 15+ games he's still top ten.

in 13 games with the blazers he has 23 points.

"that's just the WHL" well, he also just won back to back gold at world juniors, so there's that! while getting named a top dman and player and being one of the top scoring dmen in world juniors history.

but say you aren't a stats folk. say you want analysis of his skating and shooting and various other aspects of his actual play. i can give you that! oh, also, some video, just for the heck of it.

he is literally always in motion. if he's on the ice, he's skating and making plays. i've never watched a kamloops game and been unable to tell if olen was on the ice, because if he is, you'll know.

his zone entries are as good as any forwards - he's often called a 'one man zone entry machine', which is well earned. his ability to transition through the zones with ease is insane. (i'm nothing if not a provider of video links few will click on)(this goal is good though, so i would rec clicking this)

his compete level is insane as well and he just - never stops. he's always involved, in every zone. he's extremely talented defensively and he's so solid and strong.

his passing is fantastic (with video proof, of course)(one in team canada colours, sure, why not) and his stick handling is disgusting. like his hands? filthy. (as always, video proof ) he has a great shot (here) (here) (here) and, like i mentioned, he has a lot of those.

and his skating oh my god. do you want poetry, anon? his crossovers and edgework...well here's a video or two if you want to truly appreciate his skating. maybe another for fun.

some fun videos to really hammer home my point.

so, anon, yes he is cute, but most definitely he is good at hockey.

also his body looks like this

so that's fun. not the point and if u want my feelings about him as a person you'll have to ask that separately.

[1634archive]

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 18: Auston Matthews #34 and Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skate against the Ottawa Senators during the first period at the Scotiabank Arena on February 18, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photo by Mark Blinch

[virtchandmoir]

Canadian Olympians push for opposition to Russians in Paris

March 8, 2023 

A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians urged the Canadian Olympic Committee to reject the idea of allowing Russians to participate in next year’s Paris Games unless Russia withdraws from Ukraine.

“We condemn recent public statements issued by the COC supporting the ‘exploration of a pathway’ for Russians and Belarusians to compete as ‘neutrals’ in the 2024 Paris Olympics,” the Canadians wrote in a statement released Wednesday.

Opening that door, the athletes said, “sends a message that the COC is no longer concerned with Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.”

Signing the statement was a who’s-who of Canadian Olympic greats and gold medalists, including Hayley Wickenheiser (hockey), Jenn Heil and Alex Bilodeau (freestyle skiing), Tessa Virtue (skating) and Beckie Scott (cross-country skiing).

Russian and Belarusian athletes have been largely excluded from international competition since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February. The International Olympic Committee seeks a pathway back for those athletes to compete without officially representing their countries, citing human-rights experts who argue the athletes should not be discriminated against solely because of their passports.

“Refusing their participation in international sport is not simply a matter of denying athletes a choice to compete because of their passport, it is a rejection of an unlawful and inhumane war and a recognition of the role international sports plays in geopolitics,” the Canadians wrote.

The COC has walked a fine line in staking out a position. Last month, secretary general David Shoemaker suggested athletes from the banned countries should be made to publicly speak out against the war to gain the neutral status they would need to participate.

Canada’s was also among a group of 35 governments that released a statement last month saying that, without clarity on a workable neutrality model, “we do not agree that Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed back into competition.”

Both the COC and the governments have stopped short of stating that Russians should not be allowed.

In their statement, the Canadian Olympians said a requirement for Russians to declare opposition to the war is “unfounded and out of touch.”

“For example, it is illegal in Russia to publicly denounce military actions abroad, and virtually impossible for high-profile athletes to oppose the war,” the statement said.

It also used instances in 2018 and 2021 when Russians could compete not under their country’s flag — but instead under the titles of “Olympic Athletes from Russia” and “Russian Olympic Committee” due to doping sanctions — as examples of how “separation of athlete from state is an impossible task.”

The letter also points out that the war began shortly after last year’s Winter Games in Beijing, which was highlighted by a high-profile meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping before the opening ceremony.

“The Beijing 2022 Games helped set the stage for and dictated the timing of the initial invasion, sports facilities in Ukraine have been targeted by the Russian attacks, and Russian athletes have been elevated to high-ranking military positions and used in war propaganda,” the letter said.

It concluded that “no pathway should be considered” for Russians or Belarusians to compete in Paris until Russia “fully withdraws from Ukraine.”

—AP News

[yjh-titty-belt-licker]

it’s me. a hate anon. i’m being incredibly annoying about my take on fictional characters.

anyways who is a*am or whatever i want all the tea

lol oh buddy you have no idea. its been so many years of bullshit and, granted, its been a while since ive been in the trenches, but i have ALL the tea to spill. okay, so,

Sk8 the Infinity was a shounen sports anime that aired in early 2021, January to April. It followed the protagonist Reki Kyan, a 3rd-year in high school who was a skater. But this isn't just an anime about skateboarding. The grand majority of the skating took place at "S", an illegal skating course in an abandoned mine. The important races are "beefs", and there are no rules to beefs; you can injure your opponent in any way, and there's no consequences.

Some other relevant characters are: Langa Hasegawa, nicknamed SNOW, the deuteragonist; Ainosuke Shindo, ADAM, the antagonist; Tadashi Kikuchi, supporting character. Not sure whether to place him as an antagonist or protag, he kinda straddles the line.

The thing about ADAM is that he's the subversion of an all-too well known anime trope: Pedophile villain. See, while he does not in fact have those feelings towards minors in the show, he. Is very complicated. He has a whole thing where he thinks love is a good thing but also pain, because his aunts beat him and said it was because they love him and he believed them. He's also still grappling with the trauma of being "betrayed" by his childhood friend, Tadashi.

He's trying to find the EVE to his ADAM, because he hurts from being betrayed by the person he cares for most, but in reality, what he really wants is Tadashi back. But he's confused, and thinks that wanting to hurt someone means loving them. So he doesn't know what love feels like. If he thinks he "loves" himself, he hates himself and wants to hurt himself. Which. He kinda does try to kill himself sort of in the finale. It's a whole thing.

(Notice how I put "betrayed" in quotes. If you read scum villain, its a similar situation as with QiJiu. One party wanted to protect the other and failed, so they stay silent and do all they can for that person out of guilt. The other thinks the other really did betray them, and is hurt that that person is so much colder now, that the other person doesnt love them anymore.)

So, anyways. Adam is confused about what love is, and his arc in the first season was learning to not "love" people the way he does, and to accept care, even if he doesn't know it's love. When he reconciled with Tadashi in the final episode, he said "You'll be my dog for the rest of our lives", and I and everyone else in the Tadaai fandom understood he said that because 1. kinky fuckers lol 2. more relevantly, saying he loves Tadashi would be a red flag, because his definition of love is completely warped. Regardless of how he said it, the "be mine forever" was the important part. And Tadashi understood.

But most of what I'm referencing happened in the later episodes. Like I said, he was a subversion, which means that first he had to be slotted into the role before undoing it. Now I bring up The Langa Thing.

Langa was half-Canadian, and grew up in Canada. But when his father died, his mother took him back to Japan so she would have family around her in her grief. He ended up in Reki's class, and the two quickly became friends.

Reki taught Langa how to skate, but because Langa snowboarded since he was 2, he picked it up rather quickly, and even showed extreme talent. This extreme talent caught the eye of most of the skaters at S, and he earned the moniker "Snow". It also made the founder of S notice him. And that founder is Ainosuke Shindo, Adam.

Remember how I said he's trying to find his EVE? He thinks he wants an equal in skating, his only escape from his suffocating life, but he really wants Tadashi back. But he sees this genius in skating, and really is excited to skate with someone new. But he doesn't recognize it for just that, he thinks he found his "Eve". There's plenty of things he does, calling Langa "Langa-kun", being very excited to skate with Langa, giving him a bouquet of roses at one point (though one would argue that it's perfectly in line with his dramatics, hes essentially a drag king whose show is skateboarding).

All in all, there's a lot of suggestions he's attracted to Langa, but later episodes disprove that. There were other sketchy things (him saying to a middle schooler "I'll love you when you're older", but this was in reference to skateboarding, and by his definition of love, he means "yea you're too young for me to beat the crap out of you kid". Which is a perfectly normal sentiment, he just has an extremely weird way of saying it.) But... here's the thing.

There were weekly episodes.

Meaning: People pegged him as a "pedophile anime villain" type for months before his true nature was revealed. And when that evidence showed, people weren't inclined to believe it. People also thought he was Tadashi's abuser before the true nature of their relationship was revealed.

So, Adam isn't a pedophile. His relationship with Tadashi is rough, but Tadashi has full autonomy and chooses to be a part of it, and they're getting better. Adam is weird, sure, but he has reason to be that way. But the fandom lacks reading comprehension and hates to be proven wrong. So, people still think of him as a pedophilic abuser.

And like. I harken from ye olden days of Black Butler, okay. I'm not exactly put off by edenshippers (adam x langa). But for gods sake the show disproved it. Why are y'all acting like this.

So. Being known as an Adam fan is a one-way ticket to getting a bunch of harassment. Was back then, apparently still is now. I can't wait for season 2 to prove these assholes wrong.

sorry for the essay sprung on you bestie

[yuzu-all-the-way]

Am probably gonna go on a Yuzu binge tonight, any recommendations for like his best or underrated programmes?

I'll make 2 lists, first underrated, second best.

Please, accept that this is my personal preference in no particular order

Underrated:

1. The Final Time Traveler

2. Believe

3. Vertigo

4. Hello I Love You

5. Étude

6. R&J2.0

7. Real Face

8. Notre Dame de Paris (Worlds 2013)

Best:

1. HOPE & LEGACY (WORLDS 2017)

2. SEIMEI (Olys 2018, NHK 2015, GPF 2015)

3. Rondo (Jnats 2021, Olys 2022 - yes, even with that 4S)

4. R&J1.0 (Worlds 2012)

5. Notte Stellata (Olys 2018, Worlds 2017)

6. Chopin (ACI 2017 - only poor quality videos available, unfortunately)

7. TenChi (Jnats 2021)

8. Masquerade (DOI 2021 - last day)

9. Raison (FaOI 2022 Shizuoka day 3)

10. Otonal (CoR 2018)

11. Origin (Worlds 2019, Skate Canada 2019)

[seafood-33]

The bromance between two athletes which moved and encouraged me for several years. I made a list by time for them. (not finished yet)

2010

2010-12-08 First time in same match

2011

2011-09-23 Second time in same match

2011-11-26 First podium of yuzuvier

2011-11-28 Side by side group photo

2011-12-10 Javier's solid 4T and 4S

2012

2012-03-27 Skate together in sunny rink

2012-04-25 Yuzuru change coach

2012-05-07 Yuzuru went to TCC

2012-07-28 Yuzuru want steal jump

2012-08-07 Javier help with smile

2012-08-20 Black-top costume of PW

2012-10-01 How to steal jump

2012-10-05 Epic Finlandia trophy

2012-10-06 Members brochure of TCC

2012-11-22 Yuzuru want to see Javier

2012-11-25 Javier clap for Yuzuru

2012-11-30 Watching each other

2012-12-06 Japanese team pants

2013

2013-01-26 Yuzuru is strong & beautiful

2013-01-27 Same color medal of 4CC

2013-02-10 Javier support Yuzuru's 4S

2013-03-17 Small medal thief

2013-05-23 Yuzuru is part of my life

2013-07-06 Don't leave Javier in Canada

2013-07-27 Yuzuru limit, Javier allowed

2013-11-16 Notre Dame de Paris

2014

2014-02-07 Yuzuru seeking Javier

2014-03-24 Yuzuru ducking for Javier

2014-03-28 Skating after Yuzuru

2014-04-06 Pooh is gone, best pic

2014-06-13 Javier's sight

2014-06-22 Yuzuru's 4Lo celebration

2014-07-05 Sore loser or stubborn

2014-11-27 Good luck, I'll support you

2014-12-07 Happy birthday to Yuzuru

2014-12-12 Yuzuru speak in Spainish

2014-12-14 Three words describe Javi

2015

2015-03-19 Yuzuru missed us

2015-03-24 We are everything

2015-03-27 Photos in Worlds 2015

2015-03-28 Always my champion

2015-03-28 Good and bad points

2015-03-28 He was happy for me

2015-03-29 Javier like a big brother

2015-04-02 Javier fly over to help

2015-04-19 Compare upper arm

2015-05-28 Yuzuru reach Javier's hand

2015-06-01 Javier comfort me

2015-10-21 Watching Javier help me

2015-11-28 Yuzuru copy goat noise

2015-12-10 You can do it

2016

2016-03-30 Tracy comment

2016-04-01 My winner

2016-04-02 Gesture about to kiss

2016-04-07 Brian comment

2016-04-11 When look up at

2016-04-27 Yuzuru sniff pooh

2016-05-14 As a rival even more

2016-06-29 Support, motivate, learn

2016-12-07 Javier sing Happy Bday

2016-12-11 Gala

2017

2017-02-17 I owe what I won, to him

2017-04-01 I told you last year

2017-04-02 Gala, Vamos and meme

2017-04-23 Japanese team table

2017-05-25 Cats' eyes choreography

2017-09-28 Yuzuru waiting for Javier

2018

2018-02-17 OG 2018 green room

2018-02-17 I can't do it without you

2018-02-18 Some coincide of Seimei

2018-02-18 Friends when leave the rink

2018-02-20 There are some conflicts

2018-02-28 Finally Spanish media

2018-03-01 I think it's admirable

2018-03-03 Yuzuru cried the most

2018-03-30 Wonderful experience

2018-04-15 During CiONTU

2018-04-17 Some tough moment

2018-05-28 Yuzuru find Javier

2018-06-18 Prohibition order

2018-07-25 He wanted to be the first

2018-09-05 Yuzuru is from comic

2018-09-06 The back 3-turn into 4S

2018-12-12 I just miss Javier

2018-12-13 150th between Japan&Spain

2019

2019-01-06 Reunited in TCC

2019-01-22 Thanks for your allow

2019-01-27 That teach you a lot

2019-01-23 Can I take a day off too

2019-01-24 When they fall to bottom

2019-01-29 Another story

2019-02-01 Skating like breathing air

2019-03-24 Reunited in banquet

2019-05-26 I wish go on forever

2019-06-15 Sit in one chair

2019-06-18 Yuzuru's eye power

2019-09-12 Reunite and hug, smiling

2019-10-31 Spain-Japan fundation

2019-11-28 I will put him in the show

2019-12-07 I wish with Javi, but

2019-12-12 Last hug before COVID

2020

2020-02-09 Finally do it

2020-04-04 Shibsibs photo

2020-05-14 Sudden tickling happening

2020-10-16 Looking forward to see you

2020-10-23 Friendship overcome rivalry

2020-10-29 Share training with rival

2020-12-26 Something super special

2021

2021-01-29 Warrior and absolute hero

2021-03-26 Yuzu has no rival this time

2021-03-28 Mind of fighter and winner

2021-11-30 Javier like Yuzuru's new CM

2022

2022-02-01 Olympics channel

2022-02-03 Bond stronger than family

2022-02-11 Give you a hug first

2022-05-27 Yuzuru: I always miss you

2022-06-02 Dialogue in pamphlets

2022-06-11 Piggyback

2022-06-18 FaOI 2022 closed rehearsal

2022-06-26 I don't want to leave Javi

2022-07-21 Yuzuru from another world

2022-07-23 Never a rival so kind

2022-12-01 Javier skate music of origin

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2023-02-27 I always practice alone

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[figureskatingcostumes]

Nathan Chen skating to Mozart for his free program at the 2021 Skate Canada.

(Sources: 1 and 2)

[tutuandscoot]

Do you know where I could find the footage of Tessa commentating Skate Canada international in 2021?

No sorry, I haven’t heard any of it

[audiwolf86]

Bands/Artists I Consider Personal Favorites (3/4)

Here comes the 3rd part, because yes.

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Mötley Crüe

Origin: USA Years Active: 1981 - 2002, 2004 - 2015, 2018 - Present Genre(s): Heavy Metal // Glam Metal // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 9 Personal Favorite Album: Dr. Feelgood (1989).

Motörhead

Origin: England Years Active: 1975 - 2015 Genre(s): Heavy Metal // Hard Rock // Speed Metal Studio Albums: 22 Personal Favorite Album: Bastards (1993).

Mr. Scruff

Origin: England Years Active: 1992 - Present Genre(s): Electronic // Trip Hop // House // Nu Jazz // Downtempo // Electro Swing Studio Albums: 5 Personal Favorite Album: Ninja Tuna (2008).

Mudvayne

Origin: USA Years Active: 1996 - 2010, 2021 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Metal // Nu Metal // Progressive Metal // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 5 Personal Favorite Album: Lost And Found (2005).

Muse

Origin: England Years Active: 1994 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Progressive Rock // Space Rock // Hard Rock // Art Rock // Electronic Rock Studio Albums: 9 Personal Favorite Album: Black Holes And Revelations (2006).

Murderdolls

Origin: USA Years Active: 2002 - 2004, 2010 - 2011 Genre(s): Horror Punk // Glam Metal Studio Albums: 2 Personal Favorite Album: Women And Children Last (2010).

Mushroomhead

Origin: USA Years Active: 1993 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Metal // Industrial Metal // Nu Metal // Experimental Metal Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: [To Be Confirmed]

my bloody valentine

Origin: Ireland-England Years Active: 1983 - 1997, 2007 - Present Genre(s): Shoegaze // Noise Pop // Dream Pop // Experimental Rock // Post-Punk (Early) Studio Albums: 3 Personal Favorite Album: Loveless (1991).

My Chemical Romance

Origin: USA Years Active: 2001 - 2013, 2019 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Emo // Pop Punk // Post-Hardcore // Punk Rock // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 4 Personal Favorite Album: The Black Parade (2006).

New Order

Origin: England Years Active: 1980 - 1993, 1998 - 2007, 2011 - Present Genre(s): Synth-Pop // Alternative Dance // Post-Punk // Dance-Rock Studio Albums: 10 Personal Favorite Album: Brotherhood (1986).

New York Dolls

Origin: USA Years Active: 1971 - 1976, 2004 - 2011 Genre(s): Hard Rock // Proto-Punk // Glam Rock // Punk Rock Studio Albums: 5 Personal Favorite Album: New York Dolls (1973).

Nickelback

Origin: Canada Years Active: 1995 - Present Genre(s): Post-Grunge // Hard Rock // Alternative Rock // Alternative Metal // Pop Rock Studio Albums: 10 Personal Favorite Album: All The Right Reasons (2005).

Nightwish

Origin: Finland Years Active: 1996 - Present Genre(s): Symphonic Metal // Power Metal // Folk Metal // Gothic Metal Studio Albums: 9 Personal Favorite Album: Once (2004).

Nine Inch Nails

Origin: USA Years Active: 1988 - Present Genre(s): Industrial Rock // Industrial // Alternative Rock // Electronic Rock // Industrial Metal // Ambient Studio Albums: 11 Personal Favorite Album: The Downward Spiral (1994).

Nirvana

Origin: USA Years Active: 1987 - 1994 Genre(s): Grunge // Alternative Rock // Punk Rock Studio Albums: 3 Personal Favorite Album: Nevermind (1991).

No Doubt

Origin: USA Years Active: 1986 - 2004, 2008 - 2015, 2024 - Present Genre(s): Ska Punk // Ska // Pop Rock // New Wave // Alternative Rock // Pop Punk // Reggae Studio Albums: 6 Personal Favorite Album: Tragic Kingdom (1995).

Noel

Origin: USA Years Active: 1986 - Present Genre(s): Freestyle // Synthpop Studio Albums: 2 Personal Favorite Album: Noel (1987).

NOFX

Origin: USA Years Active: 1983 - Present Genre(s): Punk Rock // Melodic Hardcore // Skate Punk // Ska Punk // Pop Punk Studio Albums: 15 Personal Favorite Album: White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean (1992).

No Use For A Name

Origin: USA Years Active: 1986 - 2012 Genre(s): Punk Rock // Pop Punk // Skate Punk // Hardcore Punk // Melodic Hardcore Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: ¡Leche Con Carne! (1995).

N.W.A

Origin: USA Years Active: 1987 - 1991, 1999 - 2001, 2015, 2016 Genre(s): West Coast Hip Hop // Gangsta Rap Studio Albums: 2 Personal Favorite Album: Straight Outta Compton (1988).

Oasis

Origin: England Years Active: 1991 - 2009 Genre(s): Rock // Britpop Studio Albums: 7 Personal Favorite Album: Heathen Chemistry (2002).

Oingo Boingo

Origin: USA Years Active: 1979 - 1995 Genre(s): New Wave // Ska // Art Rock Studio Albums: 8 (If counting So-Lo) Personal Favorite Album: Good For Your Soul (1983).

Okilly Dokilly

Origin: USA Years Active: 2015 - 2022 Genre(s): Comedy // Metalcore Studio Albums: 2 Personal Favorite Album: Howdilly Doodilly (2016).

One Direction

Origin: England-Ireland Years Active: 2010 - 2016 [On Hiatus] Genre(s): Pop // Pop Rock Studio Albums: 5 Personal Favorite Album: Midnight Memories (2013).

Operation Ivy

Origin: USA Years Active: 1987 - 1989 Genre(s): Ska Punk // Punk Rock // Hardcore Punk Studio Albums: 1 Personal Favorite Album: Energy (1989).

O Rappa

Origin: Brazil Years Active: 1993 - 2018, 2022 - Present Genre(s): Reggae Rock // Funk Rock // Rap Rock // Samba Rock Studio Albums: 6 (Without counting the live albums) Personal Favorite Album: Rappa-Mundi (1996).

Os Mutantes

Origin: Brazil Years Active: 1966 - 1978, 2006 - Present Genre(s): Tropicália // Psychedelic Rock // Psychedelic Pop // Experimental Rock // Progressive Rock Studio Albums: 11 Personal Favorite Album: Jardim Elétrico (1971).

Overkill

Origin: USA Years Active: 1980 - Present Genre(s): Thrash Metal Studio Albums: 20 Personal Favorite Album: [To Be Confirmed]

Ozzy Osbourne

Origin: England Years Active: 1967 - Present Genre(s): Heavy Metal // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 13 Personal Favorite Album: Bark At The Moon (1983).

Panic! At The Disco

Origin: USA Years Active: 2004 - 2023 Genre(s): Pop Rock // Pop // Baroque Pop // Electropop // Alternative Rock // Emo Pop // Pop Punk Studio Albums: 7 Personal Favorite Album: A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005).

Pantera

Origin: USA Years Active: 1981 - 2003, 2022 - Present Genre(s): Groove Metal // Thrash Metal // Glam Metal (Early) Studio Albums: 9 Personal Favorite Album: Vulgar Display Of Power (1992).

Papa Roach

Origin: USA Years Active: 1993 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Rap Metal // Nu Metal // Alternative Metal // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 11 Personal Favorite Album: Lovehatetragedy (2002).

Paramore

Origin: USA Years Active: 2004 - Present Genre(s): Pop Punk // Emo // Pop Rock // Alternative Rock // Power Pop // New Wave Studio Albums: 6 Personal Favorite Album: Riot! (2007).

Paul McCartney

Origin: England Years Active: 1957 - Present Genre(s): Rock // Pop // Classical // Electronic Studio Albums: 19 (18 Solo + 1 Collab) Personal Favorite Album: Tug Of War (1982).

Pearl Jam

Origin: USA Years Active: 1990 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Grunge // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 11 Personal Favorite Album: Ten (1991).

Pennywise

Origin: USA Years Active: 1988 - Present Genre(s): Punk Rock // Skate Punk // Hardcore Punk // Melodic Hardcore Studio Albums: 12 Personal Favorite Album: About Time (1995).

Pestilence

Origin: Netherlands Years Active: 1986 - 1994, 2008 - 2014, 2016 - Present Genre(s): Death Metal // Progressive Metal // Jazz Fusion // Thrash Metal (Early) Studio Albums: 9 Personal Favorite Album: Consuming Impulse (1989).

Pet Shop Boys

Origin: England Years Active: 1981 - Present Genre(s): Synth-Pop // Dance-Pop // Disco // House // Hi-NRG // Art Pop Studio Albums: 14 Personal Favorite Album: Nightlife (1999).

Piknik

Origin: Russia (then known as USSR) Years Active: 1978 - Present Genre(s): Art Rock // Progressive Rock // Psychedelic Rock // New Wave // Post-Punk // Space Rock // Gothic Rock // Folk Rock Studio Albums: 24 Personal Favorite Album: [To Be Confirmed]

Pink Floyd

Origin: England Years Active: 1965 - 1994, 2005, 2007, 2013 - 2014, 2022 Genre(s): Progressive Rock // Art Rock // Psychedelic Rock // Space Rock // Experimental Rock Studio Albums: 15 Personal Favorite Album: The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973).

Pitty

Origin: Brazil Years Active: 1996 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Metal // Alternative Rock // Melodic Hardcore // Hard Rock // Punk Rock // Folk Music Studio Albums: 5 Personal Favorite Album: Admirável Chip Novo (2003).

Placebo

Origin: England Years Active: 1994 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Glam Rock // Britpop Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: Without You I'm Nothing (1998).

Pop Smoke

Origin: USA Years Active: 2018 - 2020 [Died 2020] Genre(s): East Coast Hip Hop // Brooklyn Drill Studio Albums: 2 (Without counting the mixtapes) Personal Favorite Album: Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon (2020).

Porno For Pyros

Origin: USA Years Active: 1992 - 1998, 2009, 2020, 2022 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock Studio Albums: 2 Personal Favorite Album: Porno For Pyros (1993).

Powerman 5000

Origin: USA Years Active: 1991 - Present Genre(s): Industrial Metal // Industrial Rock // Electronic Rock // Hard Rock // Alternative Metal // Nu Metal Studio Albums: 10 Personal Favorite Album: Anyone For Doomsday? (2001).

POWERWOLF

Origin: Germany Years Active: 2003 - Present Genre(s): Power Metal // Heavy Metal Studio Albums: 9 Personal Favorite Album: The Sacrament Of Sin (2018).

Primus

Origin: USA Years Active: 1984 - 2000, 2003 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Metal // Funk Metal // Experimental Rock // Progressive Rock Studio Albums: 9 Personal Favorite Album: Tales From The Punchbowl (1995).

Prince

Origin: USA Years Active: 1975 - 2016 [Died 2016] Genre(s): Funk // Rock // R&B // Pop // Neo-Psychedelia // Progressive Soul Studio Albums: 40 Personal Favorite Album: 1999 (1982).

Psychostick

Origin: USA Years Active: 2000 - Present Genre(s): Comedy Rock // Groove Metal // Metalcore // Hardcore Punk // Alternative Metal // Nu Metal // Funk Metal Studio Albums: 5 Personal Favorite Album: IV: Revenge Of The Vengeance (2014).

Pulley

Origin: USA Years Active: 1994 - Present Genre(s): Punk Rock // Skate Punk // Melodic Hardcore Studio Albums: 7 Personal Favorite Album: Together Again For The First Time (2001).

Pulp

Origin: England Years Active: 1978 - 2002, 2011 - 2013, 2022 - Present Genre(s): Britpop // Art Rock // Indie Pop Studio Albums: 7 Personal Favorite Album: Different Class (1995).

Puscifer

Origin: USA Years Active: 2003 - Present Genre(s): Experimental Rock // Alternative Rock // Art Rock // Electronic Rock // Post-Industrial Studio Albums: 4 Personal Favorite Album: "V" Is For Vagina (2007).

Queen

Origin: England Years Active: 1970 - Present Genre(s): Rock // Pop Studio Albums: 15 Personal Favorite Album: Jazz (1978).

Queens Of The Stone Age

Origin: USA Years Active: 1996 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Stoner Rock // Desert Rock // Hard Rock // Alternative Metal Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: Songs For The Deaf (2002).

Quiet Riot

Origin: USA Years Active: 1973 - 1989, 1991 - 2003, 2004 - 2007, 2010 - Present Genre(s): Heavy Metal // Glam Metal // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 14 Personal Favorite Album: [To Be Confirmed]

Radiohead

Origin: England Years Active: 1985 - Present Genre(s): Art Rock // Alternative Rock // Electronica // Experimental Rock // Art Pop Studio Albums: 9 Personal Favorite Album: OK Computer (1997).

Rage Against The Machine

Origin: USA Years Active: 1991 - 2000, 2007 - 2011, 2019 - 2024 Genre(s): Rap Metal // Rap Rock // Funk Metal // Alternative Metal Studio Albums: 4 Personal Favorite Album: Evil Empire (1996).

Rammstein

Origin: Germany Years Active: 1994 - Present Genre(s): Neue Deutsche Härte // Industrial Metal Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: Sehnsucht (1997).

Ramones

Origin: USA Years Active: 1974 - 1996 Genre(s): Punk Rock // Pop Punk Studio Albums: 14 Personal Favorite Album: Rocket To Russia (1977).

Rancid

Origin: USA Years Active: 1991 - Present Genre(s): Punk Rock // Ska Punk // Street Punk Studio Albums: 10 Personal Favorite Album: ...And Come Out The Wolves (1995).

Ratos De Porão

Origin: Brazil Years Active: 1981 - Present Genre(s): Crossover Thrash // Thrash Metal // Hardcore Punk // D-Beat Studio Albums: 12 Personal Favorite Album: Anarkophobia (1991).

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Origin: USA Years Active: 1982 - Present Genre(s): Funk Rock // Alternative Rock // Rap Rock // Funk Metal // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 13 Personal Favorite Album: Californication (1999).

Reel Big Fish

Origin: USA Years Active: 1991 - 2020 [On Hiatus]{?} Genre(s): Ska Punk Studio Albums: 9 Personal Favorite Album: Why Do They Rock So Hard? (1998).

R.E.M.

Origin: USA Years Active: 1980 - 2011 Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Folk Rock // College Rock // Jangle Pop // Post-Punk Studio Albums: 15 Personal Favorite Album: Document (1987).

REO Speedwagon

Origin: USA Years Active: 1967 - Present Genre(s): Rock // Pop Rock // Hard Rock // Arena Rock Studio Albums: 16 Personal Favorite Album: Hi Infidelity (1980).

Ritchie Valens

Origin: USA Years Active: 1957 - 1959 [Died 1959] Genre(s): Rock And Roll // Chicano Rock Studio Albums: 2 Personal Favorite Album: Ritchie Valens (1959).

ROADWOLF

Origin: Austria Years Active: 2011 - Present Genre(s): Heavy Metal // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 2 Personal Favorite Album: Unchain The Wolf (2021).

Rob Zombie

Origin: USA Years Active: 1985 - Present Genre(s): Industrial Metal // Shock Rock // Groove Metal // Alternative Metal // Hard Rock // Nu Metal Studio Albums: 7 Personal Favorite Album: Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales Of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside The Spookshow International (1998).

Rush

Origin: Canada Years Active: 1968 - 2015 Genre(s): Progressive Rock // Hard Rock // Heavy Metal Studio Albums: 19 Personal Favorite Album: [To Be Confirmed]

Scissor Sisters

Origin: USA Years Active: 2000 - 2012, 2017 [On Hiatus] Genre(s): Pop Rock // Indie Pop // Glam Rock // Nu-Disco // Electroclash (Early) Studio Albums: 4 Personal Favorite Album: Ta-Dah (2006).

Scorpions

Origin: Germany (then known as West Germany) Years Active: 1965 - Present Genre(s): Hard Rock // Heavy Metal Studio Albums: 19 Personal Favorite Album: Love At First Sting (1984).

Screaming Trees

Origin: USA Years Active: 1984 - 2000 Genre(s): Grunge // Neo-Psychedelia // Hard Rock // Country Rock Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: Uncle Anesthesia (1991).

Screeching Weasel

Origin: USA Years Active: 1986 - 1989, 1991 - 1994, 1996 - 2001, 2004, 2009 - Present Genre(s): Punk Rock // Pop Punk // Skate Punk // Hardcore Punk (Early) Studio Albums: 15 Personal Favorite Album: Anthem For A New Tomorrow (1993).

Seether

Origin: South Africa Years Active: 1999 - Present Genre(s): Post-Grunge // Hard Rock // Alternative Metal // Nu Metal Studio Albums: 9 (1 as Saron Gas + 8 as Seether) Personal Favorite Album: Karma And Effect (2005).

Sepultura

Origin: Brazil Years Active: 1984 - Present Genre(s): Groove Metal // Thrash Metal // Death Metal // Alternative Metal Studio Albums: 15 Personal Favorite Album: Chaos A.D. (1993).

Sevendust

Origin: USA Years Active: 1994 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Metal // Nu Metal // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 14 Personal Favorite Album: Animosity (2001).

Sex Pistols

Origin: England Years Active: 1975 - 1978, 1996, 2002 - 2003, 2007 - 2008 Genre(s): Punk Rock Studio Albums: 1 Personal Favorite Album: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977).

Silverchair

Origin: Australia Years Active: 1992 - 2003, 2005 - 2011 Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Grunge // Art Rock // Post-Grunge Studio Albums: 5 Personal Favorite Album: Neon Ballroom (1999).

Silverstein

Origin: Canada Years Active: 2000 - Present Genre(s): Emo // Post-Hardcore // Screamo // Hardcore Punk Studio Albums: 11 Personal Favorite Album: Discovering The Waterfront (2005).

Simple Plan

Origin: Canada Years Active: 1999 - Present Genre(s): Pop Punk // Alternative Rock // Pop Rock // Power Pop // Emo // Punk Rock Studio Albums: 6 Personal Favorite Album: Get Your Heart On! (2011).

Skank

Origin: Brazil Years Active: 1991 - 2023 Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Reggae Rock // Reggae Fusion // Ska Punk // Pop Rock // Dancehall (Early) Studio Albums: 9 (Without counting the live albums) Personal Favorite Album: Cosmotron (2003).

Skid Row

Origin: USA Years Active: 1986 - 1996, 1999 - Present Genre(s): Hard Rock // Heavy Metal // Glam Metal Studio Albums: 6 Personal Favorite Album: Slave To The Grind (1991).

Skillet

Origin: USA Years Active: 1996 - Present Genre(s): Christian Rock // Christian Metal // Hard Rock // Alternative Rock // Alternative Metal // Nu Metal Studio Albums: 11 Personal Favorite Album: Comatose (2006).

Skin Yard

Origin: USA Years Active: 1985 - 1992 Genre(s): Grunge // Alternative Metal Studio Albums: 5 Personal Favorite Album: 1000 Smiling Knuckles (1991).

Slayer

Origin: USA Years Active: 1981 - 2019, 2024 - Present Genre(s): Thrash Metal Studio Albums: 12 Personal Favorite Album: Reign In Blood (1986).

Slipknot

Origin: USA Years Active: 1995 - Present Genre(s): Nu Metal // Alternative Metal // Groove Metal Studio Albums: 7 Personal Favorite Album: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004).

Smash Mouth

Origin: USA Years Active: 1994 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Power Pop // Pop Rock // Ska Punk Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: Smash Mouth (2001).

Sonic Youth

Origin: USA Years Active: 1981 - 2011 Genre(s): Noise Rock // Alternative Rock // Experimental Rock // Indie Rock // Post-Punk // No Wave (Early) Studio Albums: 15 Personal Favorite Album: Goo (1990).

Soulfly

Origin: Brazil-USA Years Active: 1997 - Present Genre(s): Groove Metal // Thrash Metal // Death Metal // Nu Metal (Early) Studio Albums: 12 Personal Favorite Album: [To Be Confirmed]

Soundgarden

Origin: USA Years Active: 1984 - 1997, 2010 - 2018, 2019 Genre(s): Grunge // Heavy Metal // Alternative Metal // Alternative Rock Studio Albums: 6 Personal Favorite Album: Superunknown (1994).

Static-X

Origin: USA Years Active: 1994 - 2010, 2012 - 2013, 2018 - Present Genre(s): Industrial Metal // Nu Metal // Alternative Metal Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: Wisconsin Death Trip (1999).

Steppenwolf

Origin: Canada-USA Years Active: 1967 - 1972, 1974 - 1976, 1980 - 2018 Genre(s): Psychedelic Rock // Blues Rock // Acid Rock // Hard Rock Studio Albums: 13 (9 as Steppenwolf + 4 as John Kay & Steppenwolf) Personal Favorite Album: Steppenwolf (1968).

Stone Sour

Origin: USA Years Active: 1992 - 1997, 2000 - 2020 [On Hiatus] Genre(s): Alternative Metal // Hard Rock // Heavy Metal // Post-Grunge Studio Albums: 6 Personal Favorite Album: Hydrograd (2017).

Stone Temple Pilots

Origin: USA Years Active: 1989 - 2003, 2009 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Grunge // Hard Rock // Alternative Metal Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: Core (1992).

Sublime

Origin: USA Years Active: 1988 - 1996, 2009, 2023 - Present Genre(s): Ska Punk // Reggae Rock Studio Albums: 3 Personal Favorite Album: 40oz. To Freedom (1992).

Suicidal Tendencies

Origin: USA Years Active: 1980 - Present Genre(s): Crossover Thrash // Thrash Metal // Hardcore Punk // Funk Metal // Skate Punk Studio Albums: 13 Personal Favorite Album: Lights...Camera...Revolution! (1990).

Sum 41

Origin: Canada Years Active: 1996 - Present Genre(s): Pop Punk // Skate Punk // Punk Rock // Alternative Metal // Melodic Hardcore // Alternative Rock Studio Albums: 8 Personal Favorite Album: Does This Look Infected? (2002).

Sunny Day Real Estate

Origin: USA Years Active: 1992 - 1995, 1997 - 2001, 2009 - 2014, 2022 - Present Genre(s): Emo // Alternative Rock // Post-Hardcore // Indie Rock Studio Albums: 4 Personal Favorite Album: Diary (1994).

Supercombo

Origin: Brazil Years Active: 2007 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Rock // Indie Rock Studio Albums: 6 Personal Favorite Album: Rogério (2016).

System Of A Down

Origin: Armenia-USA Years Active: 1994 - 2006, 2010 - Present Genre(s): Alternative Metal // Nu Metal // Hard Rock // Progressive Metal Studio Albums: 5 Personal Favorite Album: Toxicity (2001).

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And the third part comes to an end, until the motherfucking fourth and final part!

(c) 2024 Neon Studios

[jackhughesily]

illicit affairs au

character introductions + moodboards

concept: loosely based on illicit affairs by taylor swift

couple: sadie mercer x jack hughes

warnings: mention of covid-19

summary: sadie's life growing up with her 3 siblings and how she ended up at rutgers university :)

lowercase intended

background

hockey flowed through the entire mercer family as sadie's dad, craig mercer, coached hockey. dawson, the eldest child, of course loves hockey and would play in the qmjhl and then the nhl. sadie's younger brother riley, also loves hockey and plays in the qmjhl. jessica, the youngest mercer child, followed in her brothers footsteps of playing hockey, but she also enjoyed playing volleyball at school. so it was a shocker to everyone that the second mercer kid wouldn't play hockey.

sadie mercer liked to skate and play around with her siblings growing up on frozen ponds throughout their small town of carbonear, newfoundland. but she never felt the same connection as they did to the sport of hockey. all throughout elementary school, sadie went around trying to find the sport she would love as much as her siblings loved hockey. she tried soccer, softball, volleyball, and all of the other sports canada had to offer, but nothing clicked for her. sadie would try out for a team, make it, play about 3 weeks and then have the same conversation with her mom,

"it's just boring, i don't want to play anymore"

her family was supportive of her decisions to find the sport she loved, but she eventually was reaching the end of her possible sports list. somehow, sadie was able to drag her dawson with her to a swim team tryout over the summer.

"i don't see why i have to go with you, you're only going to swim for 2 weeks and then you'll be on your way to tryout for some other sport"

"i swear this is the last one, i feel it in my bones"

dawson only swam for a season with her, but ever since that tryout in the summer of 2011, sadie mercer was hooked on the pool.

when dawson was drafted in the 2020 draft first round by the new jersey devils, the whole family had never been so excited. honestly, the whole town of carbonear, newfoundland had never been so excited, and sadie was over the moon that her brother would be going to new jersey. dawson had already left newfoundland back in 2017 to play in the qmjhl, while sadie stayed in newfoundland throughout highschool with her other two siblings, riley and jessica. after sadie graduated, riley went to play in the q as well for the 2020-21 season. and as much as sadie loved her little sister and her parents, she wanted to branch out from newfoundland like her brothers and go somewhere else for university.

when sadie had the opportunity to talk to universities in the united states to be recruited to swim in college, she took it straight away. sadie was so excited that she was noticed by a university for swimming and her dreams were coming true. as much as she loved canada and newfoundland, the united states was the dream and swimming division 1 was it for her. when rutgers university reached out to sadie during fall of her senior year, she was on cloud 9. until covid-19 hit the world. of course, the whole world was affected but as an athlete, the pandemic hit hard. with all the new rules in place, if sadie went to rutgers, it would be almost impossible for her to come home periodically and constantly quarentine. so, sadie decided she would take the 2020-21 fall and spring semesters online from the safety of her family home in canada, but in doing this, she wouldn't be able to swim until her sophomore year at rutgers.

this leads to sadie and dawson taking on new jersey together in 2021, and where sadie mercer and jack hughes' story begins..

moving to jersey

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[whalepropaganda]

In honor of the start of the season, here’s this!

Now with the promised text-only edition below!

Slide 1:

[image: The Connecticut Whale logo (a blue silhouette of a whale surrounded by a blue, white, and green letter C appears in the background]

Your 2022-23 Connecticut Whale—a primer by whalepropaganda

 Slide 2: Overview.

The Connecticut Whale is a professional hockey team that plays within the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF; formerly known as the National Women’s Hockey League, or NWHL). The Whale is one of the Founding Four teams in the league and the only one of those four that has yet to win the Isobel Cup. They were really bad for several years, but now they’re really good!

NUMBER ONE IN THE LEAGUE LAST SEASON BAYBEYYYY

[image: A red arrow points toward a partial screenshot of the 2021-22 PHF standings. The Whale are at the top of the standings.]

anyway then they lost to Boston in the Isobel Cup Final and honestly I’m still Quite Annoyed About It

Whale games are broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, TSN+ in Canada, and ESPN Affiliates in other countries.

Whale home games will (mostly) take place at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury.

[image: a partial map of New England. The location of the International Skating Center of Connecticut is circled in red and has an arrow pointing to it. The city of Boston is visible near the edge of the map and is crossed out with a red X]

 Slide 3: Oh Captain My Captain

[image: Shannon Turner smiling while surrounded by several teammates, all wearing the Whale’s 2021-22 pride jerseys]

Shannon Turner (prev. Shannon Doyle)

Position: Defender | Born: March 6, 1992 | Height: 5’4” | Hometown: Markham, Ontario, Canada

2021–22 stats: GP 20 | G 2 | A 5 | Pts 7 | PIM 10

•        One of the few remaining original NWHLers!

•        Also an English teacher!

•        Was part of the first Canadian roster to win a gold medal at U18 Women’s Worlds (2010)!

•        Won a 2021–22 PHF Foundation Award!

•        Came out of retirement for last season and got soooo close to winning the Cup, but alas L L L She says this will be her last season, so I’m gonna need the Whale to remember one thing:

[image: “Do it for her” meme from the Simpsons, with photos of Shannon added to it]

This is Theo! He’s excellent.

[image: A red arrow points toward a photo of a very cute German Shepherd dog]

 Slide 4: Alternate Captains

Alyssa, Janine, and Emma are returning As; Kennedy is new to the leadership group [smiley face emote]

Alyssa Wohlfeiler

[image: photo of Alyssa from during a game]

Position: Forward | Born: May 6, 1989 | Height: 5’8” | Hometown: Saugus, California, USA

2021–22 stats: GP 18 | G 8 | A 8 | Pts 16 | PIM 8

•        Wohlfy!

•        An original NWHLer

Janine Weber

[image: headshot of Janine in her Whale jersey]

Position: Forward | Born: June 19, 1991 | Height: 5’8” | Hometown: Innsbruck, Austria

2021–22 stats: GP 16 | G 5 | A 8 | Pts 13 | PIM 6

•        The first player ever to sign an NWHL contract!

•        Won 2015 Clarkson Cup (CWHL), 3x D1A Worlds silver & more

Emma Vlasic

[image: photo of Emma in her jersey from the 2021-22 All-Star Game]

Position: Forward | Born: September 2, 1996 | Height: 5’7” | Hometown: Wilmette, Illinois, USA

2021–22 stats: GP 20 | G 4 | A 9 | Pts 13 | PIM 4

•        Like basically every player with the last name Vlasic, she’s Pickles

Kennedy Marchment

[image: photo of Kennedy in street clothes, flashing a peace sign]

Position: Forward | Born: December 6, 1996 | Height: 5’8” | Hometown: Courtice, Ontario, Canada

2021–22 stats: GP 20 | G 13 | A 20 | Pts 33 | PIM 8

•        Holy crap she’s good

•        2021–22 PHF MVP!

•        Led league in assists and points last season

  Slide 5: Returning Forwards

Amanda Conway

[image: photo of Amanda Conway wearing her 2021-22 pride jersey]

Born: December 26, 1996 | Height: 5’4” | Hometown: Methuen, Massachusetts, USA

2021–22 stats: GP 18 | G 12 | A 9 | Pts 21 | PIM 4

•        Nineteenth overall pick in the 2020 draft!

•        Ranked second in goals and third in points on the Whale last season

•        One of the most, if not the most, underrated Whale players imho

Janka Hlinka

[image: photo of Janka from during a game]

Born: October 31, 1995 | Height: 5’7” | Hometown: Stratford, Connecticut, USA

2021–22 stats: GP 16 | G 1 | A 1 | Pts 2 | PIM 2

•        Born in USA but represents Slovakia in international competition!

•        Also known as Janka Hlinkova

•        Won D1A bronze in 2022

Taylor Girard

[image: photo of Taylor in athleticwear, giving a thumbs up]

Born: July 17, 1998 | Height: 5’10” | Hometown: Macomb, Michigan, USA

2021–22 stats: GP 20 | G 11 | A 13 | Pts 24 | PIM 14

•        First overall pick in the 2021 Draft!

•        2021–22 PHF Newcomer of the Year

•        Ranked second on the team in assists and points

•        Also tied for second in PIM lol

Melissa Samoskevich

[image: headshot of Melissa in her Whale jersey, doing the Brandon Tanev stare]

Born: March 31, 1997 | Height: 5’4” | Hometown: Sandy Hook, Connecticut, USA

2021–22 stats: GP 7 | G 1 | A 1 | Pts 2 | PIM 0

•        Second overall pick in the 2018 draft!

•        Won U18 Worlds silver in 2014 and gold in 2015 (and scored the most goals of the 2015 tournament, with six)

•        Won gold at Worlds in 2019

  Slide 6: Returning Defenders

Tori Howran

[image: photo of Tori in her jersey from the 2021-22 All-Star Game]

Born: June 11, 1998 | Height: 5’9” | Hometown: Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

2021–22 stats: GP 20 | G 0 | A 8 | Pts 8 | PIM 10

•        Seventh overall pick in the 2020 draft!

•        Won silver at U18 Worlds in 2016

•        Co-owns a business called A&T Sewing and makes very cute stuff

Hannah Bates

[image: photo of Hannah wearing an athletic shirt with the Whale logo]

Born: May 20, 1999 | Height: 5’4” | Hometown: Trenton, Michigan, USA

2021–22 stats: GP 18 | G 1 | A 4 | Pts 5 | PIM 6

•        Twentieth overall pick in the 2021 draft!

•        Currently youngest player on the team

•        Adorable tbh

Allie Munroe

[image: photo of Allie wearing her jersey from the 2021-22 All-Star Game]

Born: April 20, 1997 | Height: 5’6” | Hometown: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

2021–22 stats: GP 18 | G 3 | A 10 | Pts 13 | PIM 14

•        Led Whale defenders in scoring last season

•        Nominated for 2021–22 PHF Defender of the Year

Slide 7: Returning Goalie

Abbie Ives

[image: photo of Abbie in street clothes, holding her sticks]

Born: October 7, 1998 | Height: 5’11” | Hometown: Bedford Hills, New York, USA

2021–22 stats: GS 15 | W 10 | L 3 | OTL 2 | Sv% .894

•        Nominated for 2021–22 PHF Goaltender of the Year!

•        The tallest member of the team

•        Notorious among her teammates for her phone always being dead

  Slide 8: Whalecome Back

(players who used to play for the Whale and then didn’t play for the Whale and now are once again playing for the Whale)

Kateřina Mrázová

[image: photo of Katka in her Team Czechia jersey, holding her bronze medal from 2022 Worlds]

Position: Forward | Born: October 19, 1992 | Height: 5’5” | Hometown: Praha, Czechia

Most recent team(s): Team Czechia; Brynäs IF (SDHL)  

•        Katka!

•        Played for the Whale in 2018–19

•        Won 2013 Clarkson Cup (CWHL)

•        Won D1A Worlds gold in 2014 and 2015

•        Won bronze at Worlds in 2022 (Czechia’s first medal at that tournament!)

 Meeri Räisänen

[image: photo of Meeri in her Team Finland jersey, sticking her tongue out]

Position: Goalie | Born: December 2, 1989 | Height: 5’7” | Hometown: Tampere, Finland

Most recent team(s): Team Finland; JYP U20 Akatemia (U20 Mestis)

•        Played for the Whale in 2018–19

•        Won bronze medals at Worlds in 2015 and 2021

•        Won bronze at the Olympics in 2018 and 2022

Slide 9: Primer I Hardly Know ‘Er!

(the new additions)

Caitrin Lonergan

[image: photo of Caitrin in her Clarkson University jersey]

Position: Forward | Born: September 10, 1997 | Height: 5’6” | Hometown: Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA

Most recent team(s): Clarkson University

•        U18 silver (2014)

•        U18 gold (2015)

Lenka Serdar

[image: photo of Lenka in her Whale jersey]

Position: Forward | Born: July 21, 1997 | Height: 5’8” | Hometown: Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

Most recent team(s): Team Czechia; Linköping HC (SDHL)

•        Born in US but plays for Czechia

•        Competed at 2021 Worlds and the 2022 Olympics

Justine Reyes

[image: photo of Justine in street clothes]

Position: Forward | Born: February 14, 1997 | Height: 5’4” | Hometown: Chino Hills, California, USA

Most recent team(s): Linköping HC (SDHL)

•        Was 2018–19 MVP at St. Lawrence University

Emma Keenan

[image: photo of Emma in her Buffalo Beauts jersey]

Position: Defender | Born: November 26, 1997 | Height: 5’7” | Hometown: Mission Viejo, California, USA

Most recent team(s): Buffalo Beauts (PHF)

•        2x NCAA champion with Clarkson University

Mallory Souliotis

[image: photo of Mal in her Boston Pride jersey and a bucket hat after winning the Isobel Cup in 2022 (sigh)]

Position: Defender | Born: April 1, 1996 | Height: 5’5” | Hometown: Acton, Massachusetts, USA

Most recent team(s): Boston Pride (PHF)

•        2x Isobel Cup champion with the Pride (2021, 2022)

•        Won a 2018–19 PHF Foundation Award

Tori Sullivan

[image: photo of Tori in her Boston Pride jersey]

Position: Forward | Born: August 4, 1996 | Height: 5’5” | Hometown: West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA

Most recent team(s): Boston Pride (PHF)

•        2x Isobel Cup champion with the Pride (2021, 2022)

  Slide 10

Misc. Fun Facts

•        Jessica Strack, who was a practice player for most of last season and officially signed with the team late in the season, is back as a practice player for 2022–23. She’s also the Whale’s current equipment manager.

•        Longtime NWHL/PHF player and 2018 Isobel Cup champion Kiira Dosdall-Arena (D) is a practice player this season.  

•        Meeri and Katka are sharing a beach rental in Milford for the season (seemingly also with the Whale’s new athletic trainer). Taylor, Amanda, Tori H., and Hannah are also sharing a rental on the beach. (I feel like these are fun facts, idk)

 “Is [Whale Player] Related to [Dude]?” Containment Zone

•        Mason Marchment is Kennedy’s cousin

•        Alex Vlasic is Emma’s brother, and Marc-Édouard Vlasic is her cousin

•        Mackie Samoskevich is Melissa’s brother

•        The cool guy who showed up to the 2022 playoffs in a whale costume is Janine’s husband, Bruce

 Team Staff

•        Coach: Colton Orr

•        Assistant coaches: Jeff Devenney, Sue Merz

•        Consulting coach: Jack Han

•        General manager: Alexis Moed

 Where Are They Now?

(i.e., are players from the 2021–22 roster playing hockey this season, and if so, where?)

•        Hanna Beattie: Whale director of youth hockey and gameday operations

•        Kaycie Anderson: Metropolitan Riveters (PHF)

•        Taylor Marchin: Metropolitan Riveters (PHF)

•        Catherine Crawley: Metropolitan Riveters (PHF)

•        Kati Tabin: Toronto Six (PHF)

•        Mariah Fujimagari: AIK (SDHL)

•        Rebecca Morse: no team as of Nov. 5, 2022

•        Emily Fluke: no team as of Nov. 5, 2022

•        Cailey Hutchison: no team as of Nov. 5, 2022

•        Emma Polaski: no team as of Nov. 5, 2022

[sunskate]

the season's already done for many teams - a lot of skaters are on break or not training full on right now

it's been an up and down season - IAMO had 10 teams at the start, now 3 of them have left or ended their partnerships, they added the Aussies and maybe one more mystery team, and we got a surprise return from Haley/Nik, so they're still maybe at 9-10 teams plus a few solo skaters looking for partners

Lily/Nathan were memorable - their RD and their original costumes were a little controversial, but we were talking about them, they stood out. and the FD is going to be a signature program for them. 4th at Nats means Team Canada next season 😭 first Grand Prix assignment🤞

very curious what direction they'll go with a new FD - they did Unchained Melody from Ghost in 2021-22, Hozier 2022-23 - a major key slow song and a minor key slow song, so i wonder if they'll switch it up. their strengths are their skating skills, their togetherness. they have a certain intensity as a team which potentially can really draw in an audience. her flexibility and extension have improved, he's come out of his shell performance-wise - hope they continue growing this way. they have a keen awareness of each other more than you see them relating to each other in their performance, maybe. they already go into the ice in a beautiful way, so it's a matter of growing in speed and power and developing consistency and sharpness. IAMO seems to prioritize gaining speed and power the right way - they don't do short cuts, and i'm sure it's much harder work to train for this and a longer process. but when it works, watch out - CPom are real role models for the success of this approach

Leia and Pietro also had good growth this season - they really pushed themselves and competed 9 times, 6 of those in Europe. i have a real soft spot for this team because they're so musical and because they have this hard to put your finger on *thing* - if they were visual artists, they'd have an eye, if they were musicians, they'd have a good ear - idk what you call that for dancers. but whatever genre they're skating, there's a sense of rightness and at their best, elegance to the choices they make. earlier on, they were making big mistakes but got more consistent as the season went on. it seems like power, speed and levels in the steps are the areas they need to improve to make a push. excited to see what they come up with for a FD for next season - the last 2 have been so beautiful

[allekha]

It’s Pride month, so let’s celebrate some of our LGBT skaters!

While skating is stereotyped as a ‘gay sport’ for men in the US and Canada, homophobia, transphobia, and a strong push for conformity to old-fashioned gender norms remain a huge problem. But despite the bullying and disgusting comments, and even the ravages of the AIDS pandemic, queer skaters have been out there making their mark on the sport for decades, and there have been more out skaters at the elite level than can fit in one gifset (or even several!). And of course, there are many more at the recreational and adult levels as well. The skaters featured here are:

Jason Brown (2019 Worlds SP) - Beloved by fans for his skating skills, graceful and complex programs, flexibility, and ray of sunshine personality, Brown is the 2015 US champion and has finished in the top 10 at two Olympics eight years apart. After competitions, he visits Ronald McDonald houses to personally share the toys thrown at him with the kids or make meals for families. Rumor has it that the Greensboro Coliseum had to be shut down for repairs after he skated there in 2014 because the crowd blew the roof off the building in their excitement for his Riverdance.

Fleur Maxwell (2006 Olympics SP) - A 3-time Luxembourg national champion, and the only competitor from Luxembourg in any sport at the 2006 Olympic games, Maxwell’s international senior career spanned more than a decade, even excluding the three years she retired in the middle. With flexibility, lovely arms, and fast spins, she was a beautiful skater to watch. She now runs a fitness business out of New York City. The asteroid 255019 Fleurmaxwell was named in her honor.

Axel Médéric (1988 Olympics FS) - Médéric was a French national champion and one of the earliest black skaters to go to the Olympics when he competed there in 1988. While he sometimes struggled with his jumps, commentators praised the quality of his transitional movements and his flow over the ice, and he was a lively performer. After he retired, he toured and performed for many years, doing shows and competing in pro tournaments.

Ondrej Nepela (1973 Worlds FS) - The 1972 Olympic champion, 3-time World champion, and 5-time European champion, Nepela became interested in skating as a child in when he watched a fellow Czechoslovakian win the men’s European title on the television. While not the most artistically inclined, he was known for his precision and working very hard at practice. After retirement, he performed in shows and coached a student to become European champion in her own right. He died in 1989 due to complications of AIDS; the Ondrej Nepela Memorial competition is named in honor of him.

Kaitlyn Weaver (On Ice Perspectives solo) - With her partner Andrew Poje, she won three world medals and two GPF championships in ice dance. The team were known for their emotional skating and interesting, innovative programs. She came out in June 2021 and openly discussed how she was afraid that coming out while competing would hurt her and Poje’s scores. Since then, she has been one of several skaters consulted by the ISU on how to make skating more inclusive and is on Skate Canada’s working group for equality and inclusion.

Rachel Parsons (2017 GP Russia FD) - In the 2016-2017 season, Parsons, along with her brother, was the National, GPF, and World champion at the junior level in ice dance. As a team, they brought interesting positions and sense of ease to their skating. She retired in 2019 due to an eating disorder, which she recently said she has made a lot of progress in recovering from, and came out as bisexual a few months later.

Javier Raya (2016 Worlds SP) - Raya was the 2011 Spanish champion and a six-time national silver medalist. While he was still competing, he had a chance to work in media for summer sports and also did commentary for figure skating events. Raya came out as gay in 2016, and in June 2020, he started the Skate Proud project to share interviews with out and ally skaters. He is now working at the IOC with the mission of promoting inclusion and diversity.

Christoper Caluza (2021 Finlandia Trophy FS) - The 3-time Philippines national champion, Caluza first began with roller skating, before discovering ice skating when his local roller rink closed; he developed a graceful and emotional style. After the 2013-2014 season, he took a break from competitive skating for several years to do professional shows, including on cruise ships. He decided to return to competition when he learned that the Philippines would be hosting the South-East Asian Games, where he ended up winning the silver medal, before he retired again in 2022.

Timothy LeDuc (2022 USNats SP) - Two-time National champion and a 4CC silver medalist with their partner Ashley Cain, LeDuc was the first elite figure skater to come out as non-binary, as well as the first out non-binary athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics. Their programs emphasized the pair’s wonderful lines and synchronization, and LeDuc was open about wanting to portray a sense of equality between partners rather than the traditional ‘stem (man) and flower (women)’ image of pairs.