Hockey players of colour form Hockey Diversity Alliance to combat racism Globe_Sports
San Jose Sharks' Evander Kane, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Barclay Goodrow during second period NHL hockey action against the Calgary Flames in Calgary on Feb. 4, 2020.A group of hockey players of colour have formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance in an effort to combat racism in the game.
Racism in hockey was brought to the forefront last year with allegations made by Aliu against then-Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters. Aliu said Peters directed racial slurs at him when both were with the same minor-league team a decade ago. Peters resigned as Flames head coach shortly after the allegations were made public.
Aliu followed that up by penning a Players’ Tribune article last month where he said change in hockey is needed at a grassroots level. Kane called for fellow NHL players to speak out on racial inequality after the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in Minneapolis when a white police officer put a knee on his throat for nearly nine minutes.
More than 100 players have since used their platform to speak on Floyd’s death and the ensuing protests in the U.S. against police brutality and racial injustice.
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