We're excited to share a most valuable set of hockey cards... our Community Cohort Advisory Council 👏 Meet ⭐Scott Oakman⭐ Executive Director & COO of the Greater Toronto Hockey League, Scott loves the life lessons that come from time on the ice🏒

Meet ⭐Lesley Heighton⭐ Lesley is a Care Coordinator with the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Lesley believes hockey is a vehicle for teaching life skills and an opportunity to make good humans.

FHL trading cards are the very best. Up next? ⭐Stephanie Talsma⭐ Stephanie is Director of Programs with Canadian Women & Sport. She enjoys the sense of community that comes with hockey, whether it's played on a floor, street, or in a rink.

Tonight’s the night! 👀 Community builder, Dean Smith, chaired Hockey Nova Scotia’s diversity & inclusion task force which is the work that paved the way for the Future of Hockey Lab and tonight Dean is one of three finalists for the NHL’s Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award. 🏆

Congratulations, Dean! 🏆👏

Get ready for some exciting news! 📢 We received an outstanding number of applications for the 2023 community cohort program.👏 We are so inspired by these amazing change-makers who are ready to roll up their sleeves. Stay tuned for the official announcement coming soon!

Day 2 is underway for our 2023 Community Cohort Kick-Off Workshop🙌 We have some of the best minds here with us in Toronto🤔💭 who are ready to #ReimagineHockey 🏒

Meet the Fellows selected for our 2023 Community Cohort Program! 👏 This extraordinary group of humans brought their A-Game to the kickoff June 9-10 in Toronto, Canada💪

Happy #PrideMonth 🌈 Way to go Halifax Mussels👏on providing a fun and supportive way to learn Canada's game. #ReimagineHockey

From 2023 Community Cohort Fellow, Perry King 👏 By teaching Black and other racialized people to swim for free, Jacky Beckford Henriques and her team are taking on a historic Canadian inequity. ✍️thenarwhal.ca/swimming-lesso…

“When completed, the venue will become the first arena dedicated to female and para hockey in the country.” saltwire.com/atlantic-canad…

Mic drop 💬 from a great Canadian hockey player & advocate Kryshanda “Krash” Green. Let’s celebrate players of all backgrounds, abilities, and genders, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Nothing is more Canadian! Happy Canada Day🍁

Congratulations to 2023 Community Cohort Fellow Willa Evans 🏆👏

“The mindset that I approach my coaching with is that I want to get better, I want to develop, and I want to challenge myself as much as possible so that when those opportunities do come up, I’m ready to take them on and I’m ready to contribute.”

It’s official! Hockey Indigenous becomes certified and essentially the voice for local to International development for Indigenous athletes, communities, and teams.👏 Huge congratulations to our 2023 Fellows Abigail and Stephane with Hockey Indigenous for this achievement!

It is time to share positive stories around hockey. The Recent Future of Hockey Forum offered so many! The FHL Cohort worked tirelessly with open minds, hearts and lived experiences to develop innovative ways to accelerate change for girls, women and gender diverse people.🔥

KEN MANTIN AWARD WINNERS 🏆 We're pleased to announce that Future of Hockey Lab co-founders Amy Walsh and Carolyn Townsend are the winners of our 2024 Ken Mantin Award. Congratulations to Amy and Carolyn! MORE ➡️ hockeynovascotia.ca/home/future-of… Future of Hockey Lab | #nsproud