#Brenda Andress

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[ID - Melissa Burgess‏ tweets “statement from #NWHL commish @DaniRylan on #CWHL commissioner's departure: "Brenda Andress is a champion of women’s hockey — a pioneer who created an enormous legacy in the game we care so deeply about. On a personal level, Brenda has been a great friend and confidant.

"While I look forward to continuing positive discussions with her successor, everyone at the NWHL joins me in congratulating Brenda on her work in building the CWHL and starting the #SheIS initiative. We wish Brenda the best of everything in her next chapter.”]

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SPOGLIAMOCI COSÌ, SENZA PUDOR... COMMEDIA SEXY DI QUALITÀ

SPOGLIAMOCI COSÌ, SENZA PUDOR… COMMEDIA SEXY DI QUALITÀ

Spogliamoci così, senza pudor… è una commedia sexy a episodi del 1976, genere congeniale al regista Sergio Martino, sempre molto bravo a gestire situazioni comiche e al tempo stesso piccanti. Il soggetto e la sceneggiatura sono di Raimondo Vianello e Alessandro Continenza, da ricordare pure le musiche di Enrico Simonetti. Gli interpreti, di altissimo livello, rappresentano il meglio della commedia…

[greathockeywriting]

This should be a must-read for all hockey fans.

[unofficialwohoradio]

Remember when we weren't sure if Brianna Decker would play pro hockey this season? Yeah...well we were wrong.

This week we went absolutely bonkers because Packaglino got engaged, Brenda Andress announced her retirment as CWHL commish, they quickly announced an interim replacement, and we try to make sense of the news of the women's hockey teams in China.

And we plan a wedding.

Links: China's Medal Quest

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CWHL TO FEATURE SIX TEAMS IN 2018-19

The Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) announced today, Monday, July 16, the 2018-19 season will feature six teams competing for the ultimate prize of the Clarkson Cup. The move was made with the contraction of the Shenzhen-based Vanke Rays, meaning the leagues 12th season will now feature: the Boston Blades, Calgary Inferno, Kunlun Red Star, Markham Thunder, Les Canadiennes de Montreal, and Toronto Furies.

“The decision to move to a six-team league for the upcoming season has been made with a lot of thought and discussion between all parties involved, including the players, our league administrators, and the Kunlun organization,” commentated Brenda Andress, commissioner of the CWHL. “This past season was monumental with our expansion to China but with it came many learning moments. We never want to be stagnant in the pursuit of improving our league and based on those learning moments we believe this is the right decision moving forward.”

The transition to six teams is intended to better accommodate travel, provide additional rest-days for players during trips to Shenzhen, and create easier coordination for KRS.

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[brandoncarlo]

cassie campbell: listen you guys need to be adults about this and sit down and talk about the future of your leagues and this sport. Your feud with the NWHL is juvenile

brenda andress:

[oneleague]

At this point it’s more than a movement.

Cassie Campbell has talked about it, and then left her position at the CWHL. Players in both the NWHL and CWHL have tweeted and talked about it. Even Gary Bettman has talked about it. If the adage is ‘where there’s smoke, there’s fire,’ there’s plenty of smoke.

It is the wish among those involved in women’s hockey to see one professional league in North America that sees the best players competing with and against each other every year.

It used to be this way. Up until three years ago, the CWHL was the only North American league around for women who wanted to play after university. The NWHL came along with salaries and split the landscape.

A lot of people in women’s hockey would agree that the NWHL was necessary. It moved the game to American markets that were ignored, and, more importantly, gave a push to the status quo. The NWHL forced the CWHL forward, and vice versa. There has been more progression in the last three years than in the eight previous years the CWHL existed as the only option.

But those people now are calling for one league.

[thelegacyproject]

Brenda Andress | Commissioner of Canadian Women’s Hockey League & Founder of Passion Productions

Brenda Andress, also known as the “Thought Leader ” is currently the Commissioner of the Canadian Women’s National Hockey League. Brenda leads the CWHL as they create the first women’s professional hockey league. Brenda has always dedicated herself to her dreams with the strength of passion that enabled her to achieve them and now brings this expertise to the CWHL.

My Definition Of Success:

“ Yes my definition has changed immensely over the years.  When I was younger I measured success by my accomplishments and the amount of money I had.  Life lessons teach you directly if you are willing to learn.

I Am Driven By:

“ MY Passion for life, laughter and family.”

My Highlights:

“ The highlights of my life are my children and Grandchildren and the ability to share in their love and watch them grow into their own lives.  My career highlights are watching my staff grow and become what they were meant to be in life.  The YWCA and WXN award given by women for women was also a highlight.”

The Difference Between Good And Great:

“ All people are great at what they do, when they choose to be what they were born to be.  When you are trying to be someone else, you are only impersonating them and therefore only good at being them and not great at being you.”

A Key Talent:

“My talent and strength is to listen to me and allowing myself to be guided by the voice inside.  “YES I CAN” So many times we return to the scene of the crime at a point in our life only to hear our inside voice say; “I knew I should not have done that, or taken that job, or dated that person”   I am responsible for me and my journey and no one else.  The art of letting go of that which keep us from obtaining our goals. I follow what makes me feel alive and happy and let go of the things in life that we carry that bogs me down. And the most important strength I have is to realize that everyone around me is bringing a message and my job is to hear it and then act on it with truth and integrity.”

How I Use My Mind:

“LOL…My mind uses me and I challenge it to tell me the truth and not what it believes.  A small question, of, is that true, when a thought enters your mind can be the difference in you being calm or upset.”

Lessons I Have Learnt:

“That life is short and you’re in charge. YOU CHOOSE, you might be given all types of lessons and detours of hardship, but you still get to choose what happens to you and how you act and react to that curve ball.”

Performing At My Peak:

“I close my eyes breath in and out and with each breath I say; “breath in love, breath out love”  then next I say; “ do not believe their words or your thoughts, only my heart talks of truth”

[theicegarden-blog1]

As the folks of women’s hockey Tumblr already know, this is real, and it is happening. 

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More big breaking news out of the CWHL today. Stay tuned for our coverage.

YO

[fuckyeahhockeyladies]

CWHL Welcomes 113 New Players in 2017 Draft

One hundred and thirteen players representing nine countries were selected in the 2017 CWHL Draft on Sunday and will join the Boston Blades, Calgary Inferno, Kunlun Red Star, Markham Thunder, Les Canadiennes de Montreal, Toronto Furies, and Vanke Rays for the 2017-18 season. Held at the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Doc Seaman Centre in Toronto, the newest draft class represents 65 different USports and NCAA programs and features players from around the world, including Canada, USA, China, New Zealand and Turkey, among others.

Forward Courtney Turner (Union College; Milton, MA) was selected first overall by Boston Blades general manager Jessica Martino. Forward Kristyn Capizzano (Oakville, Ont.; Boston College) went second overall to the Toronto Furies, followed by defenceman Nicole Kosta (Quinnipiac University; Mississauga, Ont.) to the Markham Thunder, forward Mélodie Daoust (McGill University; Valleyfield, Qué.) to Les Canadiennes, and defenceman Taryn Baumgardt (Quinnipiac University; Innisfail, Alta.) to the Calgary Inferno.

The first round concluded with the CWHL’s two newest teams making their first picks. Kunlun Red Star selected goaltender Noora Räty (Espoo, Finland) sixth overall while the Vanke Rays added forward Cayley Mercer with the seventh selection.

“The 2017 CWHL Draft represents an exciting time for our League. In the eighth year of our draft, we added another talented group of NCAA and USports graduates who will help grow our game,” CWHL Commissioner Brenda Andress said. “These passionate players will complement our existing rosters, and their additions show the growth of the CWHL. I wish every one of these players the very best of luck as they get set for the next step in their hockey careers with our seven great teams.”

This year’s draft set a record in prospect attendance, with 31 players on site for their selection.

CLICK HERE for the full list of this year’s CWHL draft picks.

[spoonikkelson]

“It continues our mission of creating opportunities for women internationally...We believe that women’s hockey is only going to grow if you put key people in places and professional people in places where those skills can be enhanced...It not only changes our league, it changes leagues across the world.” -Brenda Andress, CWHL Commissioner

June 5 2017: The CWHL announces expansion to China

[ferduh]

todays tea? cwhl commissioner brenda andress saying "we know this plan is sustainable, it won't just be paying them for one year. we have a plan in place and each year we will grow those stipends." ......... like she lowkey went off.....

[incorrectwomenshockeyquotes]

It's not that I don't see your frown, it's that I don't care enough to ask why it's there.

Brenda Andress

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CWHL EMBARKS ON HISTORIC NEW ERA WITH PLAYER COMPENSATION

A new women’s hockey era is on the horizon and for the CWHL, the 2017-18 season will be anything but ordinary.

For the first time in league history, players will receive compensation for regular-season play after a pay structure was passed by the League’s Board of Directors. The structure is the result of a collaborative effort between the CWHL, the CWHLPA, general managers, and the Board.

“It’s an exciting and historic time for us,” Commissioner Brenda Andress said. “We have always maintained that our goal was to pay our players and we had a strategic plan in place that would allow us to do so beginning this season. The continued success of our teams, players, and league have been key in getting us to where we are.”

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