Link: https://www.thestranger.com/sports/2026/03/19/80529328/i-want-megan-carter-to-punch-me-in-the-face

Whenever someone (inevitably) says to me, “Women’s hockey just isn’t as physical as men’s, I laugh and say, “You obviously have not been paying attention to Megan Carter.”

We do love to see it:

And then, when the Torrent were just a few minutes away from losing their first game on home ice, Carter and Curl-Salemme started shoving one another. I didn’t see who started it. But I saw Carter finish it when she wrapped her arms around Curl-Salemme’s head and dragged her down to the ice. The refs broke it up before things got any uglier, but in that move, Carter made it clear that she would not be taking any more shit from Curl-Salemme.

Climate Pledge Arena erupted into cheers as thousands of hockey fans—new and old—rose to their feet, appreciating the undeniable evidence that women’s hockey can be just as physical and fun to watch as men’s. Seattle loved to see it. (That Curl-Salemme had a history of liking transphobic social media posts may have had something to do with that.)