Hockey

"It's great to see progress like that," Toews said.

Jesse Thompson, a young trans hockey player in Ontario, pushed Hockey Canada for an inclusive policy.

Kiruna IF takes a stand for LGBT inclusion by changing uniforms.

Charline Labonte played in her fourth Winter Olympics for Canada in Sochi. Her girlfriend, speed skater Anastasia Buscis, was there with her. Labonte talks here for the first time about being gay.

Gary Bettman says he doesn't know why no current or former NHL players are out, but he is confident in the league's culture one someone does.

Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog makes it a clean sweep: All NHL teams have been represented in the anti-homophobia campaign.

Jeff Adams explores what happens when two high school hockey teammates explore a romantic relationship

By Matt Horner Brian Burke saved my life.At a very dark time in my life he stepped forward and opened a door for me that I thought would forever remain closed. With a simple act of loving and accepting his son, Brian Burke gave me the courage to live.In late 2009, when Brendan Burke publicly […]

The USOC says the Russian law isn't consistent with the Olympic Games. Swedish hockey players from the NHL oppose the law. And what will NBC do?

NHL player Tyler Seguin, just traded from the Boston Bruins to the Dallas Stars, is involved in another homophobic Twitter incident, this time claiming his account was hacked. This is a tweet from Seguin's account this weekend: “Only steers and queers in Texas, and I’m not a cow.” He then followed that up with this: […]

The Giants, 49ers, Raiders, Warriors, Athletics, Sharks and Earthquakes come together with Comcast SportsNet to produce an LGBT-inclusive PSA

Commissioner Gary Bettman talks about "inclusion on ice," as the league and the players union join with a project to make gay players welcome in the sport.

Baseless rumors only put straight athletes, in this case an NHL player engaged to his girlfriend, in a terrible position

Montreal's mascot comes out of the closet. Sort of.

Steven Stamkos (James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports) In a survey by the Tampa Bay Times, 22 of the 23 players on the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning said they would accept an openly gay teammate. The question was asked in the wake of comments Super Bowl week by San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver saying he would […]

Oskam took the ice with his favorite player, Cory Schneider

Brian Burke President and general manager Brian Burke was let go by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday after four years with the team. He's being retained in an advisory role, which tells us the team still respects the work he's done. He was previously the general manager of the Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks and […]

Riley Sheahan (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Riley Sheahan is a top prospect in the Detroit Red Wings organization and he spent two days before Halloween getting "super drunk," according to police. He used a teammate's ID to get into bars and was dressed as Tinky Winky (yeah, the "gay" Teletubby). He had a blood […]

Puckbuddys has a great report from the Vancouver Pride Parade where Canucks Manny Malhotra, Jason Garrison, and the team mascot Fin marched with Patrick Burke and You Can Play. Writer GayCanuck was side-by-side with them: But watching Manny and Jason waving to the cheering crowds and getting photos taken with fans as we paraded through […]

Tim Thomas (Photo: Bob DeChiara-US PRESSWIRE) Former Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has waded into the same-sex marriage debate, standing behind Chick-fil-A's opposition to gay nuptials. Thomas was reacting to public comments by Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A's president, where he said: “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist […]