Penalty Box

Becoming Reese's guardian hadn't been in my plans, but I couldn't turn my sibling away when they needed me. I never anticipated how difficult juggling hockey and raising a teenager would be.

Being a woman in a male-dominated sport meant I spent the majority of my time proving I could measure up. It didn't matter that I'd won two Olympic medals or could outshoot most male players. I was a woman, and that was all that mattered.

When an ex le...