Anyone can be a superhero if they’re at just the right place and time. Over the weekend, Asia Davis took to TikTok to tell the story of how her 4-year-old son, Nasir, was nearly injured by a fast-moving puck during a hockey game they attended. But thanks to the heroics of a stranger she did […]
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Season review: Brown Bears hope to build on solid finish
It’s not common to have an 18-game losing streak in a season, yet be 20-18-2-2 in the rest of the season, including 8-4-0-2 after the skid ended. It’s also not easy to finish a season in last place in a division, yet have plenty of reasons for optimism for the next season. The Brown Bears […]
Read MoreThe Cincinnati Hockey Team Makes History With All-Black Starting Lineup
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Cincinnati Cyclones / ECHL The Cincinnati Cyclones have etched their name in pro hockey history. During their March 30 game against West Virginia’s Wheeling Nailers, Cincinnati made a groundbreaking move by fielding a starting lineup comprised entirely of Black players. It marked the first time in professional hockey history when a […]
Read More‘The right thing to do’
Quinoa. Vegetables. A warmup intended to get Kenai River Brown Bears players to smile. Periodization, whatever that means. Regular texts asking the skaters how they are feeling. Old-school hockey, it is not. And for that, blame Candace Nakagawa and John Bryan, co-directors of sports science, strength and conditioning for the Brown Bears. Over the past […]
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