The PWHL is the first women’s hockey league to treat its players as true professionals, and is working to increase diversity on the ice and off it with the help of broadcaster Saroya Tinker.
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College hockey undergoing ‘significant transformation’
‘Obviously hockey struggles with its diversity numbers.’
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Tennessee State becomes first HBCU to field men’s hockey
Tennessee State University announced that it plans to have a hockey team next year, becoming the first HBCU to do this.
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Diversity makes gains in hockey
‘I feel hockey’s diversity is growing every day. Having players like us Black people can look up to.’
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Color of Hockey: Greenway, Grier honored by Boston University
Sponsored content by Wild forward, Rangers adviser part of legacy celebrated for 100th anniversary of men’s hockey program William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog for the past nine years. Douglas joined NHL.com in March 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, as part of the NHL celebrating […]
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Warren makes history at Boston College
‘Being named captain meant the world to me, especially at a place like Boston College.’
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A lasting legacy
The Minnesota Wild and NHL have unveiled a brand-new state-of-the-art training facility and mentoring room in Minneapolis.
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Breaking through hockey’s race barriers
The nonprofit Carnegie Initiative’s goal is to advance change in hockey and its culture at all levels.
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‘Soul on Ice’ chronicles overlooked Black hockey history
Kwame Damon Mason’s 2016 documentary ‘Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future’ tells the untold story of the Coloured Hockey League.
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Short hockey pro enjoys ‘playing with the big dogs’
Nina Rodgers, a Minnetonka native and Hopkins High School grad, is the Whale’s only Black player.
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The color of hockey: Diversity on the rise in women’s pro hockey
On the surface, this isn’t unusual, but in Bolden’s and Johnson’s case, the two female pucksters are among the small handful of Black hockey players.
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The color of hockey: The current state of diversity in a traditionally ‘White’ sport
Hockey is still seen as a White sport. Some believe it should stay that way forever.
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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 […]