The Grindstone Award Foundation provides funding for young female hockey players who have the passion to play but face financial challenges. They offer grants to qualifying families to help with hockey registration fees and equipment.

From October 15 to November 15, 2024, for each copy of Ian Kennedy’s Ice in Their Veins: Women’s Relentless Pursuit of the Puck purchased here using the promotional code GAW2024, Tidewater Press will donate CAD$10.00 to the foundation.

The book examines the history of the women’s sport in Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia. Women attracted to the speed, finesse, and physicality of the game had to overcome condescending attitudes, lack of resources, legal barriers, and even sexual assault in their quest for legitimacy and ice time. For more than 150 years, their gender was questioned, monitored, hidden, disparaged,  and trivialized. Even so, teams were formed and stars emerged. From the “Miracle Maid” of the early 20th century to members of today’s Professional Women’s Hockey League, these are the stories of women who truly had ice in their veins. 

It would make the ideal Christmas gift for the hockey fan, and your gift would also be giving to the Grindstone Award Foundation. To make sure the donation goes through, don’t forget to enter GAW2024 in the “Promo Code” box!