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mad (sports) scientist for the 😈. she/hers 🏳️‍🌈. Opinions = mine, not my employers'. @quarkyhockey @ twitter.com | @quarkyhockey via carrier pigeon

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Carlie @quarkyhockey.bsky.social · Mar 23

With the NCAA woho championship today, I thought it'd be a good time to drop the women's hockey news feed I put together, featuring all of the whockey reporters I could find on here. from under the lists tab in my profile, let me know if I missed anyone!

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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jen ramos-eisen 🇵🇭 @jenramose.online · 9h

I asked the WPBL if coaches' salaries would be coming from the same $95k/team budget and I was told by their PR person that it should not, but they have to double check.

jen ramos-eisen 🇵🇭 @jenramose.online · 1d

the Women's Pro Baseball League confirmed to me their "salary budget" of $95k per team for a roster of 15 players for the whole season.

roughly, if split evenly, that comes out to $6,300/player per season.

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Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 28d

Nice! Had I been a recent graduate, this would have been my ideal job

Great opportunity for the up-and-comers out there

Carlie @quarkyhockey.bsky.social · 28d

Love to see the PWHL get serious about their (business side) data!!

www.teamworkonline.com/hockey-jobs/...

Data Engineer - PWHL League Office

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www.teamworkonline.com

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Carlie @quarkyhockey.bsky.social · 28d

Love to see the PWHL get serious about their (business side) data!!

www.teamworkonline.com/hockey-jobs/...

Data Engineer - PWHL League Office

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www.teamworkonline.com

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Carlie @quarkyhockey.bsky.social · Sep 20

Got a cool bit of promotional merch from the '98 Nagano Olympics at an estate sale today

A general mills' commemorative coin for ice hockey from the 1998 Nagano Olympics, still on the original packaging

The back side of the packaging of general mills' commemorative coin for ice hockey from the 1998 Nagano Olympics. It reads: "ICE HOCKEY

The rules of Olympic ice hockey are similar to those of the NHL. There will be no fighting permitted in Olympic ice hockey, although players are permitted to skate into opponents to knock them away from the puck. This is called checking.

Hockey became an Olympic sport in 1920 when it was part of the Summer Games!

Women will compete for the first time in ice hockey in Nagano, Japan at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games.

USA

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Carlie @quarkyhockey.bsky.social · Sep 16

I can confirm that I'm indeed in the best shape of my life going into [women's league] training camp this year 😤

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The Ice Garden @theicegarden.bsky.social · Sep 3

Browne's directorial debut will have its first showings at one of the world's most prestigious annual film events. www.theicegarden.com/harrison-bro...

Harrison Browne's Film Pink Light To Premiere At Toronto International Film Festival

Browne's directorial debut will have its first showings at one of the world's most prestigious annual film events.

www.theicegarden.com

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · Aug 29

Amid the political dysfunction, SEPTA’s 700,000 daily riders — or however many were still taking transit amid the cuts — spent their weekday commutes trying to navigate the agency’s new austerity schedule. (2/2)

The first weekday of transit cuts could’ve been worse. ‘Next week will be telling,’ says SEPTA

The first full weekday of reduced service was inconvenient for many riders, but it didn’t result in the crush-level crowds SEPTA had predicted.

www.inquirer.com

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · Aug 29

Hundreds of thousands of people in Southeastern Pennsylvania who rely on public transit had to adjust to deep cuts in SEPTA’s service this week. We rode along with one Northeast Philly rider who’s adjusting to a new reality.

📹 by Jenna Miller / Staff (1/2)

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Chris Sinclair @chrissinclairrr.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tomorrow’s schedule for the Para Ice Hockey Women’s Championships:

• Australia and the United States get things underway at 10:00am EST
• Team World takes on Canada at 1:30pm EST

All games will be streamed on the Paralympics YouTube page:

m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

🏒🥅 Women's World Championships 2025 | Para Ice Hockey - YouTube

m.youtube.com

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · Aug 19

“The potential reduction in SEPTA’s financial contribution will have a negative impact on Amtrak’s ability to reinvest in the rail network,” the national passenger railroad said in a statement Tuesday.

Read on for more ⬇️

🔗 inquirer.com/politics/sep...

Amtrak’s Keystone line, connecting NYC, Philly, and Harrisburg, may get axed under SEPTA cuts

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle said Amtrak's Keystone Service line is at risk because the railroad could lose $71.1 million in annual payments from SEPTA.

inquirer.com

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Carlie @quarkyhockey.bsky.social · Aug 15

Excited for all my friends at @theicegarden.bsky.social!!

The Ice Garden @theicegarden.bsky.social · Aug 15

We're thrilled to announce the acquisition of The Ice Garden by The IX Sports. Learn more about how it came about & what's coming next!

The Ice Garden Acquired by The IX Sports

We're thrilled to announce the acquisition of The Ice Garden by The IX Sports. Learn more about how it came about & what's coming next!

www.theicegarden.com

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Jun 25

Run for office. runforwhat.net

We've got all the resources you need to get started, no matter what level you're running for.

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Women’s Pro Hockey Seattle @wphseattle.bsky.social · Jun 11

Our fav report of the year - USA Hockey Membership Report - as sliced and diced by NHL to Seattle’s John Barr! Thank you!

Check out the WA Female numbers!

We look forward to seeing how it will change after the first year of the PWHL Seattle team!

Read: soundofhockey.com/2025/06/11/u...

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · Jun 6

It is possible to build machine learning systems which punch up instead of punching down.

nitasha tiku @nitasha.bsky.social · Jun 5

A lot of people say generative AI shouldn't infringe on copyright. These researchers actually tried to do it. The result: an 8 terabyte dataset of text that's openly licensed or in the public domain & 7 B parameter model that performs as well as Meta's Llama 7B www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | AI firms say they can’t respect copyright. These researchers tried.

A new effort using only openly licensed data may have implications on thorny policy disputes around copyright and AI

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Ice Garden @theicegarden.bsky.social · Jun 5

Not to be outdone by Vancouver, PWHL Seattle announced their first signing Wednesday in the exclusive expansion window — Boston Fleet captain Hilary Knight. www.theicegarden.com/pwhl-seattle...

PWHL Seattle Signs Hilary Knight

Not to be outdone by Vancouver, PWHL Seattle announced their first signing Wednesday in the exclusive expansion window — Boston Fleet captain Hilary Knight.

www.theicegarden.com

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Ben Steiner @bensteiner00.bsky.social · Jun 5

A chaotic first night of signings for PWHL Vancouver and PWHL Seattle.

VAN:
- Sarah Nurse
- Claire Thompson
- Sophie Jaques
- Emerance Maschmeyer

SEA
- Hilary Knight
- Daniell Serdachny

We've got you covered at @DailyFaceoff
dailyfaceoff.com/pwhl-seattle-signs-hilary-knight-team-usa-expansion/

PWHL Seattle Signs Hilary Knight

PWHL Seattle are bringing in the most decorated American women's hockey player for their first season on the west coast.

dailyfaceoff.com

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Mike Murphy (he/him/his) @mikemurphyhky.bsky.social · Jun 4

Food for thought.

Carpenter, Knight, Jenner, Pannek, Nurse, Roque, and Maschmeyer are all making at least $80k USD.
They each represent a minimum of 6% of their team's "cap". So, NY, for example, could clear at least 12% of their cap in the expansion draft. That's huge. A potential reset.

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Carlie @quarkyhockey.bsky.social · Jun 1

Yall should check out this nifty expansion draft tool over on @theicegarden.bsky.social by tool making MVP @jbouch.bsky.social 👀

www.theicegarden.com/john-bouchar...

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ejblom.bsky.social @ejblom.bsky.social · May 26

My PWHL Elo ratings system gives the Frost about a 2/3rds chance of winning today. Minnesota's Elo has soared in these playoffs to now be 1330.

A table showing Ottawa with a 1286 Elo rating and a 37% chance of winning and Minnesota with a 1330 Elo and 63 percent chance of winning.

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Ben Steiner @bensteiner00.bsky.social · May 23

PWHL Vancouver names former Princeton head coach Cara Gardner Morey as their first GM in club history.

She's spent 14 seasons at Princeton and the last eight as the head coach of the program.

www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/cara-ga...

Cara Gardner Morey to be named GM of PWHL Vancouver

Gardner spent the last eight seasons as the head coach of Princeton’s women’s hockey team.

www.dailyfaceoff.com

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PWHL Seattle @pwhl--seattle.bsky.social · May 21

Our fearless leader has arrived! 🗣️

We are excited to welcome Meghan Turner to Seattle as General Manager.
📰 bit.ly/3H4triI

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Rachel Donner @rmiriam.bsky.social · May 19

The PWHL has announced expansion processes & rules for Seattle & Vancouver. They will have a mini free agency period in addition to an expansion draft.

Existing teams can protect 3 players. Once they lose 2 in either signing or expansion draft they can add 1 more protected player.

#PWHL

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · May 18

This is a really interesting quiz to test your ability to spot misinformation headlines (I scored 19/20: 100% on identifying the misinformation ones, marked one real one as fake.) yourmist.streamlit.app

Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST)

Test how resilient you are to misinformation! Find out if you recognize fake news when you see it...

yourmist.streamlit.app

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Ian S. Pumpkins @icpetrie.bsky.social · May 18

He noted there was initial resistance to the river trail, with some residents believing it would provide a path for criminals.

“People said this is going to ruin the neighborhood,” he said. “In reality, you know what happened? Homes increased in value.”

New $48M pedestrian bridge connects Schuylkill Banks in Center City to Grays Ferry

Starting Saturday, trail users will be able to cross a new soaring cable-stayed bridge.

www.inquirer.com

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yimmy @yimmymcbill.bsky.social · May 16

PWHL released the 2025 draft eligibility list. Here's some coeffs from a pois reg for a NCAA D1 team level model. Strength of schedule a focus for points based analysis, but most top scorers play tougher games. Wisconsin the kind of super team I wish would declare all at once

A team level offense and defense scatterplot for NCAA D1 Women's Ice Hockey 2024-2025 season. Ranking the conferences by: NEWHA < CHA <= Hockey East < ECAC < WCHA. Wisconsin clearly dominant this year.

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