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'It was a big moment for hockey, a big moment for society.' Joel Ward is proud of what the Hockey Diversity Alliance has accomplished and of his NHL peers for “really understanding and just taking that moment to reflect.”

Ward said he’s proud of what the HDA has accomplished and of his NHL peers for “really understanding and just taking that moment to reflect.”

Of course, what happened on Thursday will be a mere moment, not a movement, if the conversations halt when the games pick up again on Saturday.

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