Sports reporter Lindsay Dunn speaks with members of the Hockey 4 Youth organization about their NHL All-Star Red Carpet experience provided by Rogers, the parent company of CityNews.
Scotiabank Girls HockeyFest (Instagram Reel)
Scotiabank invited the girls from our Hockey 4 Youth programs in Montreal North and St. Laurent to their Girls HockeyFest at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, March 26. They were hosted by Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) players Marlène Boissonnault, Rosie Demers, Alexa Vasko & Jessie Eldridge and Montreal Canadiens alumni Eric Houde & Gaston Gingras.
'Fall and get back up': Girls in Montreal learn hockey basics in free, 10-week inclusion program (CBC News - Montreal)
CBC News - Montreal - February 3, 2023
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 >
Montreal hockey program inspiring girls from diverse communities (City News - Montreal)
Inspiration glides on the Raymond Bourque Arena ice in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent as the Hockey 4 Youth Foundation and former NHL player and Hab, Georges Laraque, launched a hockey program for girls from diverse communities. MORE >
Girl power: Bringing hockey to diverse communities (CBC Radio - Montreal)
Nayyara Shabbir is coordinating a hockey program for girls of diverse backgrounds. All to help young girls feel included and give them access to sports. We speak with her and 10-year-old Laila Noor Khan who got to hit the ice with other girls!
Jay Turnbull Interviews Thelma & Ursual (CBC Radio - Montreal)
Thelma and Ursula are part of our girls-only program in Montreal North!
"There's not a lot of representation in a lot of sports, especially hockey...looking around, where are all the black people?"
Canadiens team up with Hockey 4 Youth (YouTube - Montreal Canadiens)
A group of 21 girls from Henri-Bourassa High School in Montreal North are learning to skate this winter with Hockey 4 Youth.