Two Black hockey players, Kaiden Mbereko and Zaccharya Wisdom, are contributing to Colorado College’s success in the NCHC, while also advocating for diversity in the sport.
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College hockey undergoing ‘significant transformation’
‘Obviously hockey struggles with its diversity numbers.’
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College hockey commitment to racial diversity reaffirmed
“If a player [of color] growing up aspires to be a coach, and they see our conference or other schools that have hired African American assistant coaches as a path and a route for them [to become coaches], we are on board with that.”
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Black fans all but nonexistent at Frozen Faceoff
This column continues the Only One series in which this reporter shares his experiences as the only African American journalist on the scene. It took four walk-arounds inside the downtown Minneapolis arena before we finally accomplished our simple goal: finding a Black fan. “I am very excited to be here,” admitted Isaac Johnson, a sixth […]