Here’s a short list of some of the best women’s hockey reads from 2019. Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash.

Quite a bit happened this year in women’s hockey. Because of that, or maybe in spite of it, we were treated to some excellent stories and media pieces.

Here’s a list of my personal favorite reads of the year. It’s in chronological order and is in no way meant to be a “best of” or definitive collection of any sort. These are simply pieces that I enjoyed; they made me smile, made me cry, and made me think a bit harder about how I move within the world. If you have a favorite read that isn’t listed below, please feel free to share!

Last year’s favorite women’s hockey reads are here.

• ‘I never expected to have that chance’ – Ann-Sophie Bettez talks about making Team Canada – Jared Book of Eyes on the Prize
• An Australian hockey analytics odyssey – Alyssa Longmuir of The Ice Garden
• USA Hockey’s New Trans and Non-Binary Guidelines Don’t Amount to Inclusion for Many Trans and Non-Binary Athletes – Andrew of The Victory Press
• Women’s D-I: In record setting season, BC’s Keller separates herself from the pack – Nicole Haase of USCHO
• CWHL All-Star Captain Brigette Lacquette’s Star Continues to Rise – Erica Ayala of The Victory Press
• Black History Month: The lasting impact of Angela James – Emily Sadler of Sportsnet
• BU Women’s Hockey Beanpot Win: the Action, the Celebration, the Joy – photo essay by Cydney Scott and Andy Costello of BU Today
• Q&A with Leksands IF’s Gracen Hirschy – Meredith Foster of The Ice Garden
• ‘One of the best hockey games ever’: An oral history of the 2014 women’s Olympic gold-medal game – Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic
• Canada Games: Kennesha Miswaggon Brings Vast Experience to Team Manitoba – Kirsten Whelan of The Victory Press
• A deeply-forged friendship – Andy Baggot of UWBadgers.com
• Editorial: White Supremacy and Bigotry Disguised as Feminism in Women’s Hockey – Zoë Hayden of The Victory Press
• Lovisa Selander is the best goalie you haven’t heard of – Meredith Foster and William Whyte of The Ice Garden
• ‘You take away the gold medal and you have that forever’: A look back at Canada’s 2012 Women’s Under-18 team – Jared Book of Eyes on the Prize
• Les Canadiennes and the Case of the Missing Jeep – Kirsten Whelan of The Victory Press
• Pups and pucks: Annie Pankowski’s goals intersect on and off the ice – Michelle Jay of The Ice Garden
• What’s Happening With The CWHL – The Last Stretch Podcast (4/8/19)
• Amateur Hour: The CWHL Is Dead, Long Live The CWHL – Kirsten Whelan of The Victory Press
• Trophies Matter: Women’s hockey and the politics of memory – Dr. Courtney Szto of Hockey In Society
• Trophies Matter — But Women Don’t – Andrew of The Victory Press
• ‘Scars of battle’: The story behind these marks for Ohio State women – Alison Lukan of The Athletic
• Player Perspective: The CWHL disaster just keeps getting worse – Ailish Forfar of Yahoo Canada Sports
• Q&A with Ramina Shlah – Michelle Jay of The Ice Garden
• UND women’s hockey program was a launching pad for coaches – Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald
• Women’s Hockey Wednesday: #ForTheGame in their own words – nafio and Baseball Annie of Pension Plan Puppets
• Beyond the Slow Growth Model – Kirsten Whelan of The Victory Press
• The Lamoureux Twins are dedicated to leveling the playing field – Mike Murphy of The Ice Garden
• An Update on Women’s Hockey: The PWHPA – The Last Stretch Podcast
• For the future: How Team Sweden reached their limit – Meredith Foster of The Ice Garden
• How the Canadian Women’s Hockey League fell apart – Michelle Jay of SBNation
• Find a way: The story behind the saying on the Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey NCAA championship rings – Todd D. Milewski of the Wisconsin State Journal
• After seizure at IIHF World Championships, SCSU goalie Janine Alder is getting back up to speed…and is at ease doing it – Mick Hatten of The Rink Live
• What’s in a name? A lot, actually – Dr. Courtney Szto of Hockey in Society
• Women’s D-I: Thin margins, disappointment and a focus on the details at Cornell – Nicole Haase of USCHO
• Opening the door: The first female coach in WHL history, Olivia Howe plans to hold it open for others – Sunaya Sapurji of The Athletic
• Women’s D-I: New facilities and a new coach bring new life to Lindenwood – Nicole Haase of USCHO
• Episode 25: Meghan Duggan and Kendall Coyne-Schofield – Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy
• No White House Visit is Apolitical – Anonymous op-ed for The Victory Press
• Women’s D-I: Players from non-traditional markets highlight the importance of tournaments like the Country Classic in Nashville – Nicole Haase of USCHO
• “It Feels Like Home”: Ashley Messier’s Winding Road to U18 Worlds – Kirsten Whelan of The Victory Press

And a small handful of other sports pieces that I think are very good and necessary reads/listens:

• Episode 11: Tobin Heath – Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy
• So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend – Sue Bird of The Players’ Tribune
• This is how things work now at G/O Media (formerly Gizmodo Media Group) – Laura Wagner, formerly of Deadspin
• The Adults in the Room – Megan Greenwell, formerly of Deadspin