Karissa Donkin is a journalist at CBC's Atlantic investigative unit. She covers a range of topics within the sports realm, focusing on competitive sports, sports business, and professional sports, particularly in relation to international sports leagues and federations, team sports, and tournaments. Karissa's work is featured in CBC.
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Karissa Donkin's focus on local sports, particularly women's hockey and specifically the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL), indicates a strong interest in event coverage and government announcements related to sports. If you have insights into women's hockey events or government initiatives impacting local sports in Canada, particularly Fredericton, she may be interested in hearing from you.
Given her extensive reporting on specific teams within the PWHL such as Toronto and New York, providing information about these teams' rosters or significant developments could capture her attention. Additionally, if your expertise lies in analyzing how rule changes impact women's hockey at a local level, this could also be of interest to Karissa.
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Ex-Sirens goaltender Kayle Osborne signed as one of Hamilton's foundational players
By: Karissa Donkin
New PWHL teams in Hamilton, Detroit, Las Vegas and San Jose each signed five players as foundational players this week. The expansion teams will begin play next season.
By: Karissa Donkin
American defender was MVP at the Olympics, is poised to go 1st overall to Vancouver
By: Karissa Donkin
The American defender was MVP at the Olympic tournament this past February. Now, she's likely to start her pro career in Vancouver, where the Goldeneyes have the first-overall pick.
American forward blends toughness with game-breaking skill
Frankel also won the league's goaltender of the year award after backstopping the Fleet to a big year-over-year turnaround.
Busy month with expansion, draft has started to bring each team's roster picture into focus
A "belief in the growth of the game" is behind a "significant" investment in the PWHL from the Detroit-based Ilitch Companies, according to a company executive. The Ilitch Companies and Toronto businessman Larry Tanenbaum's Kilmer Sports Ventures were announced as the first outside investors in the PWHL earlier this week.
Less than 4 years since its creation, more stability is in the cards for the league
New events in figure skating, snowboarding, skiing and speed skating to be added to the programme for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps.
