Gary Mok

he/him, u of guelph (creative writing mfa '22), nat'l theatre school of canada (playwriting '17)

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"I'm sure he wanted to be a Cale Makar, but when those moments don't open up... Are you willing to change your identity?"

For the @tohockeywlove x @ThePHWA mentorship, I wrote about #LeafsForever TJ Brodie, reinvention, and my mother's fried rice.

https://t.co/wsBU8DTLza

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We made it 365 days.

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@Arunthings You're an inspiration, Arun. Sorry and excited to follow you at your next stop!

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@gabrielledrolet Congrats, Gaby!

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For @HockeyTomorrow I wrote about Kyle Dubas's most impactful offseason addition, baby penguins, and hearing big hockey news drop while you're out with your child.

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Alt-text for first image (disappeared somehow): Sophia smiling while sitting on a couch and wearing a denim jacket with space-themed pants.

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Science centre day!

[Hailey Salvian @hailey_salvian]

Sounds like Sarah Nurse turned down multiple offers (and more money) to sign in Toronto.

[Scott Wheeler @scottcwheeler]

Michael Misa is up next.

“He has that ‘it’ factor.”

“He’s special, man.”

“There’s an aura about him.”

My feature on the life and game of hockey’s latest exceptional status star: https://t.co/lfLvZ9BX12

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@ChuckieChamb Kevin Matthew Wong!

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Went back to the old stomping grounds on the weekend to make some art and brought along some friends.

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Sophia is enjoying August.

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@scottcwheeler Scott, you were legit the best.

[Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli]

News: @ThePHWA and @tohockeywlove's joint Mentorship Program is back for the 2023-24 season.

Want to break into hockey media but don't know how? Apply here: https://t.co/rIezClUzwI

Deadline is Sept. 17.

Please consider donating to the program here: https://t.co/fnxJjhZTPV

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Half a year with this dreamy one.

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I guess I'm a Markquis Nowell fan now.

[Toronto Raptors @Raptors]

Get up then @MosesBrown_ 👀

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With this year's Draft in the rear view mirror and before a bunch of free agents change addresses today, I was curious how many draftees were playing for the teams that drafted them towards the end of this past season.

For @HockeyTomorrow :

[Shayna @shaynagoldman_]

pride nights aren't being scrapped + teams can still design speciality jerseys to sell, but they won't be a part of warmups.

just feels like a cop out to avoid getting bad press for backwards individual decisions.

[Arun Srinivasan @Arunthings]

The inaugural Toronto Pride Hockey Tournament was held this weekend at the Ford Performance Centre. I spoke to the tournament organizers about designing a tournament for queer and trans folks, corporate sponsorship, creating a safe space and Year 2 plans.

https://t.co/lcEztltyRx

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"The world is burning, and hockey is played on ice."

A new NHL season officially begins today, so I took the opportunity to write about what re-adopting baseball-style scheduling could mean for the climate at @HockeyTomorrow :