by Erika Vanderveer - October 27, 2009 3:00 PM EDT
The Canadian Women's League goalie explains why working on fundamentals is often the best way to break a losing streak.
Having to watch the opposing team celebrate in front of your net is hard to bear, but having to watch this over and over in one game – now that’s just straight-up gut-wrenching.
by Erika Vanderveer - March 28, 2009 1:06 PM EDT
The Canadian Women's League goalie talks about the importance of the league's new trophy and it's inaugural presentation.
After a long, exhausting season when there is nothing left in the tank, hoisting the 35-pound Cup should feel like you’re lifting a truck, but in the moment, it weighs no more than a feather.
by Erika Vanderveer - January 20, 2009 1:44 PM EST
The former Ohio State goalie and current THN staffer writes about those who helped her career and the plight of the CWHL.
Then and now.
I can still recall those early morning practices, getting fully dressed at home and being driven to the rink by a half-awake father, who was always sure to stop at Timmy’s along the way.
by Erika Vanderveer - December 12, 2008 12:30 PM EST
The Canadian Women's League goalie talks about what it's like going one-on-one against the best in the world.
Erika Vanderveer is a goaltender with the Burlington Barracudas of the Canadian Women’s League, a six-team circuit featuring many the game’s top female players.
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“I was coming in to take the boards away and had some good jump. He bobbled the puck at the last second and I don’t think he saw me coming at all. It was a shoulder right in his chest. He’s eight feet tall, so it’s not like you could hit him in the head.”
- Ottawa's Chris Neil about a hit he threw on Tampa's Victor Hedman Thursday night, causing Hedman to leave the game.
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