Hockey Diversity Alliance, NHL struggling to find common ground, reports frank_seravalli. MORE
The National Hockey League plans to address social injustice on Saturday prior to puck drop after a 142-day pause, but members of the Hockey Diversity Alliance say they aren’t buying the authenticity of the league’s message., a San Jose Sharks winger, says the newly formed group comprised of nine current and former players has been unable to find common ground with the NHL after more than a month of dialogue.
The HDA and NHL met on Wednesday afternoon in a Zoom call that Kane characterized as “pretty hostile at times.” Kane said the HDA was not advised of or consulted on the NHL’s #WeSkateFor initiative, nor has it been involved or asked for an opinion or advice on Saturday’s Qualifying Round-opening messaging.
Over the first two days of exhibition games, teams have joined together on the blueline or around the centre-ice circle, but Kane said the message surrounding that has been vague, too. Two teams said they were standing in solidarity. The Vancouver Canucks said they joined together with the Winnipeg Jets “in support of all frontline workers and against acts of racism and acts of hate.”
Kane said the HDA has proposed a series of reforms, including a pledge initiated by the HDA to eradicate racism in hockey, a commitment to hiring targets for Black hockey and non-hockey employees around the NHL, and funding of key HDA initiatives, including grassroots programs to provide a lifeline to kids from minority backgrounds.
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