Celebrate Women s History Month with Red Wings and Tigers
Clubs to honor Detroit-area women and Michiganders making a difference in our community and across sports and entertainment by Brett McWethy @DetroitRedWings / DetroitRedWings.com
DETROIT The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers are honored to celebrate the distinguished achievements of women leaders across the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan throughout Women s History Month.
March is Women s History Month commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. Throughout the month, Red Wings and Tigers content and programming will document these stories, both on and off the ice and the baseball diamond.
Series will take place from March 21-24 by ColoradoAvalanche.com @Avalanche / Official website of the Avs
In celebration of Gender Equality Month, the Colorado Avalanche is hosting a Girls Growing The Game series that will take place from March 21-24.
Fans are invited to be involved in the activities and can participate in the sessions by registering online here. Registration closes on Friday, March 19 at noon MT.
The series will kick off with in-person
Learn to Play and Try Hockey For Free sessions on Sunday, March 21. Both events will take place at Sports Stable in Boulder with the girls-only Learn to Play occurring from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and the Try Mile High Mites for Free happening from 1-2 p.m. These will provide an opportunity for families to join the hockey community and for participants to expe
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Little Penguins Graduates Reach for the Stars by Cindy Himes / Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby teamed up to create the Little Penguins program for the 2008-09 season; and, to say that it has been a huge success or that it has had a positive effect on local youth would be a vast understatement.
The program focused on introducing both boys and girls to the sport; but, it significantly opened a new world to many young girls who never envisioned themselves playing hockey.
Over 13 seasons, the Little Penguins program has seen nearly 2,000 young girls participate. Meanwhile, according to USA Hockey membership data, female players have grown overall in western Pennsylvania by 70.2% since 2008; a testament to the Little Penguins program helping to grown the sport for girls.
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