09/01/2026
In 2019, Boston Pride Hockey helped co-launch Team Trans Ice Hockey and hosted its inaugural Friendship Series in Boston. This August, we welcomed Team Trans back to where it began—and today, The Athletic and The New York Times are sharing the story of that return and, more importantly, the stories of the athletes who make this community what it is.
Reporter Rebecca Tauber joined us at Warrior Ice Arena to capture a weekend that was about far more than the games themselves. More than 100 players came together from across North America for hockey, friendship, and community—and for the opportunity to simply take the ice as themselves.
As the story explores, that opportunity carries particular meaning today. Across the country, transgender athletes are increasingly being banned and excluded from participation in sports, from youth and school athletics to organized and recreational competition. Against that backdrop, spaces where people can play freely, safely, and authentically are more important than ever.
Our commitment remains clear: trans athletes belong in sports.
As Team Trans co-founder Mason LeFebvre says in the piece: “We’re still here, we’ve always been here, and we’re going to keep being here.”
Read the story here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7546293/2026/09/01/transgender-hockey-team-trans-athletes/
For one weekend in Boston, no one had to hide.
Team Trans, an all-trans hockey team, gathered from across the country to play a series of friendlies, less than two months after the Supreme Court upheld state bans on trans athletes.
