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Carl Nassib, the first active NFL player to come out publicly, was born April 12, 1993. Nassib came out via Instagram on June 21, 2021, noting that he would be donating $100,000 to The Trevor Project — a partnership that has continued throughout the years.
According to Fanatics, jerseys and t-shirts with Nassib’s name were the top sellers among all NFL players that day.
Welcome back to THE DROP PASS, your week in review of everything Offside News Co. Every edition will recap hockey news, from our team-focused columns to podcasts and everything in between.
We’re in the final stretch of the NHL regular season and teams are fighting for those final playoff spots. Well, at least the teams in the Eastern Conference are.
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Meanwhile in NCAA-land, co-managing editor Katrina awoke with a bone deep sense of dread. Despite being full on the other side of the world, she knew the Denver Pioneers had defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, securing the NCAA National Championship. She’s not happy about it. Yes, she asked me to specify that.
THIS WEEK IN HOCKEY…
Thank you to our lovely staff for these headlines!
Aging Dog Taken to the Park for One Last Good Day: Ovechkin Showered in Love at Capitals' Final Regular-season Home Game While Being Coy About Retirement Plans
Oh And Sid Was There #ARivalryThatsHeated #NOTHeatedRivalry
“Hockeytown” Enters Public Domain as Detroit Red Wings Miss Playoffs for 10 Straight Years
We’re Running Out of Ways to Tell You Everyone Watches Women’s Sports: Montreal Victoire Defeat the Boston Fleet 1-0 in Front of Sold-Out TD Garden Crowd
Penn State Looking to Employ Actual Lion as They Lose Seemingly Their Entire Roster
James Hagens Signed But at What Cost ($975,000 AAV)
Panthers’ Unethical Tank vs Leafs Ethically Tanking via Good Ol’ Fashioned “Just Plain Sucking”
Man Co-Managing Editor Liz Thought Retired Already Bids Adieu
HOBEY BAKER SEASON
The seventh player in UMD Bulldog history to secure the award, Max Plante was named the 2026 Hobey Baker winner this past weekend. Jayd Serdy looks back at his award winning season 🏆
THE FUTURE OF NCAA SHINING BRIGHT
Katrina Liu was on the ground in Worcester, Massachusetts for the Heart of the Commonwealth, as four schools fought for a spot in the Frozen Four. Check out her coverage below!
REMEMBER THE NAME 📍
Check out our most recent player profile for the upcoming 2026 PWHL Draft !
SHORT SHIFTS 🥅
Check out our reoccurring columns below!
SOUND BITES 🎧
From the Fourth Line is holding down the Offside News Co podcast fort this week. Check out our latest podcast episodes below ⤵️
STICK TAPS 🏒
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