28 elementary school students, all girls, get chance to learn and play hockey for free.

Nishika Venkatachalam has been ice skating for years but, up until recently, the 11-year-old had never played hockey…

She is one of nearly 30 students at Cedarcrest Elementary School in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough — all of them girls — that are getting the chance to learn and play hockey, free of charge, as part of a Canada-wide initiative to remove barriers to the sport. READ MORE >