Press Coverage

Since the release of Skating Out of the Vault, Brianne Brinker has become a standout figure in regional and national conversations about ice hockey, transgender athlete identity, and creative reinvention. Her story, and the way she tells it, has captured the attention of journalists, podcasters, sports communities, and creative circles alike.

What follows is a snapshot of the growing press landscape surrounding Brinker’s debut.

Authentically Brianne

Highlights From Press Coverage

Media outlets have noted that Brianne brings a voice that is “impossible to ignore” and “urgently needed in the modern hockey landscape.”

  • 🎙️ WAMC
    51%: The Women’s Perspective
    Brianne Brinker on 'Skating Out of the Vault'

  • 📰 The Metroland
    Interview Feature

    "I just wanted to make it easier for the next person that's going to come out — the person that's hiding, that is terrified, that's living in a home where they wouldn't be accepted or whatever the case is."

  • 🎧 AM950 Radio — The Gaily Show
    From the episode Thinning Clearly, Thinking Queerly about trans athletes with Brianne Brinker:“Her new memoir… explores identity, love, and resilience.”

  • Parting Schotts
    “Union College’s Brianne Brinker… writes about making the transition from a man to a woman in her book Skating Out of the Vault: A Trans Woman’s Escape From The Game of Masculinity.”