The hockey landscape has changed in recent years, not by choice, but by necessity. Community expectations for good governance, integrity and the provision of safe, fair, more inclusive and welcoming hockey environments are no longer an aspiration but an imperative if the sport is to survive.
Teammates, especially BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) players, more often than not are victims of racial slurs, derogatory comments, inappropriate gestures and other indignities by players, coaches, hockey administrators and spectators. Treating them less than because of how they look or where they’re from hurts and causes harm even if it’s not always…
Generally speaking, the culture of hockey is different than the culture of most other sports in its values, norms and behaviours. Rooted in the early Canadian pioneering spirit where being competitive was often seen as necessary to thrive and survive, tough as well as persistent, and able to defend one’s self was seen as essential….
African-Americans have had a long history in the field of sports. During the mid 20th Century, black athletes became pioneers in sports such as basketball, football, and baseball. During this time, seemingly unknown by the vast majority, black athletes, men and women, became the forerunners of sports that were seen as non-traditional for African-Americans. Many blacks attained success…
This thesis describes the history of discrimination encountered by Black hockey playersin the National Hockey League. Hockey’s history of racial discrimination is substantial,yet the sport’s popularity, when compared to professional baseball, basketball, orfootball, has relegated the conversation to a status deemed less important. Allowingplayer stories to be dismissed as insignificant is dangerous to the diversity…
Black hockey players from Grant Fuhr to Jarome Iginla speak candidly for the first time about their experiences in the NHL. Since 1958, thirty-seven black men have played in the National Hockey League. Out of the 600 players active today, fourteen are black. Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey is the first…
tribes: An International Hockey History examines the concept that 19th-century European militarists had channeled their spirit and energy into sports in hopes of creating a training ground for warriors. This new concept and logic fed upon the ideas of racial purity and warrior cults. The book looks at the game of ice hockey’s European origins…
Herbert Carnegie was the complete hockey package in the 1940s and 1950s. Though his contributions to society both in sport and education have been referenced and profiled in books, documentaries, and thousands of articles, this is Carnegie’s own account of striving to break the glass ceiling, starting with his career as a professional hockey player…