A Nova Scotia man is one of three finalists for an NHL community service award named after fellow Maritimer and hockey great Willie O'Ree.
A Nova Scotia man is a finalist for an NHL community service award named after fellow Maritimer and hockey great Willie O'Ree.
Ryan Francis of Cole Harbour, N.S., helped launch the Indigenous Girls Hockey Program, which encourages young Indigenous girls in Nova Scotia to play the sport. “It was also focused on creating and supporting leadership in our communities,” said Francis in an NHL promotional video. “Sometimes their jerseys are mismatching, so when you first walk into the rink, you wouldn’t think, ‘Oh this is a team practising or this is a team playing.’ You often hear the girls refer to one another as their own team, and I think that’s something really special.”
The league announced Monday Francis is one of three finalists in the running for the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award — given to an individual who worked to make a positive impact on their community through hockey. Francis is the only Canadian finalist.
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