Away From The Play Safia Ahmad and Melanie Desrochers

This week, Safs spoke to Emmarae Dale, a linebacker for the Saskatoon Hilltops. She made history by becoming the first woman to play in the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL). Tune in to learn more about this amazing athlete, how she discovered football, what she experienced when she joined the Hilltops and her expectations moving forward.
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Mel spoke to Canadian national team member Jessie Eldridge about her successful hockey career thus far, including her time in Ontario's PWHL, choosing the right NCAA school and finding happiness and success at Colgate University and representing Team Canada. Eldridge holds the Colgate Raiders' women's hockey team record for the most points in program history with 163 (74 G, 89 A) in 153 games.
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This week, Mel and Safs spoke to Daniel Sailofsky, a PhD candidate at McGill University with the department of sociology. He studies violence, masculinity, sports and social media and has coached men's and women's basketball at the CEGEP and university levels. 
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Two-time Olympic medalist Lauriane Rougeau shares memories from the Olympics, including the story behind her two black eyes in Pyeongchang, and speaks about her time in hockey and more in this week’s edition of Women’s Hockey Monday. Rougeau is not only a stalwart on the blue line but also your go-to person for anything about TV and movies. Follow us on Instagram (@awayfromtheplay), Facebook (awayfromtheplay) and Twitter (@mel_and_safs)Special thanks to Matthieu Brutus for our music and Nay Maalouf for our logo!

This week, Mel and Safs spoke to HC Lugano's goaltending coach Michael Lawrence. A two-time Spengler Cup champion with Team Canada, Michael's career has taken him to the OHL, KHL, ECHL and now Switzerland's National League. We talked about his journey through the ranks and the ins and outs of being a goalie coach. 
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Special thanks to Matthieu Brutus for our music and Nay Maalouf for our logo!

For Women’s Hockey Monday, we spoke to Olympian Geneviève Lacasse, a member of the Canadian women’s national hockey team team and the PWHPA, to talk about her career, ask her some fun questions and her thoughts on the pandemic and what she’s learned over the past year.
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Special thanks to Matthieu Brutus for our music and Nay Maalouf for our logo!