Val James became the NHL's first African-American player 38 years ago this month, one of the game's unsung pioneers nhl.com/news/color-of-… #Blacktwitter

Meet John Cotten, an African American hockey dad/fan who organizes one of the East Coast's oldest high school hockey tournaments nhl.com/news/color-of-…

Henderson made difference on way to U.S. Hall of Fame Sent with NHL nhl.com/news/c-3122508…

Betty Dean is "my boss" when it comes to running North America's oldest minority-oriented youth hockey program, US Hockey Hall of Famer Neal Henderson says nhl.com/news/betty-dea…

A rapper gets a second chances and becomes a college hockey star nhl.com/news/bill-rile… #BlackTwitter #BlackGirlMagic #BlackGirlsRock

Joonas Oden, born in tiny Benton City, Washington, scores the goal that gives Finland a 1-0 win against the U.S. and eliminates the U.S. from the IIHF World Junior Championship. He plays for KooKoo in Finland's Liiga is is eligible for the 2020 NHL Draft.

U.S. goalie Arthur Smith will be one of the few black athletes among the 1,800 competitors from 70 countries at 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games which opens Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland nhl.com/news/color-of-… #BlackTwitter #HockeyIsForEveryone

Finland's Joonas Oden dreams of playing in the NHL for NHLtoSeattle and returning to the state where he was born nhl.com/news/color-of-…

Former NHLer Jamal Mayers authors an illustrated hockey children's book that discusses race, diversity & inclusion based on his life story nhl.com/news/former-nh…

A growing number of women of color landing key jobs in the NHL and other hockey organizations are becoming the "driving forces behind consciousness, culture and commerce" in the game nhl.com/news/women-mak… #hockeyisforeveryone

How did Kiana Scott become the first female scout in the Ontario Hockey League at 20? By "outworking a lot of guys currently in the industry," Erie Otters GM Dave Brown said nhl.com/news/color-of-… #BlackTwitter Black Girl Hockey Club Damon Mason 🇬🇾 Kevin Weekes

The hockey world sadly lost a great person in Marlowe Stoudamire, who passed away at 43 Tuesday after contracting the Coronavirus. Stoudamire was a change agent - passionate about his native Detroit and a champion for diversity and inclusion in hockey nhl.com/news/detroit-m…

Stick taps to fans for showing support and love to New York Rangers K'Andre Miller after today's sad episode. He eloquently discussed in 2017 what it's like being stereotyped and how it fuels him to prove people wrong colorofhockey.com/2017/11/07/usa… Black Girl Hockey Club Erica L. Ayala (Eye-Yah-La) 💪🏽

Worth revisiting this podcast William Douglas and Franco Ordoñez recorded with John Lewis in 2017. Touches on a lot of issues that are still very relevant today, including athletes' involvement in civil rights issues and Confederate monuments mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-wo…

A Cree community shuts down to watch its native son play his first NHL postseason game nhl.com/news/brady-kee…

Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club founder Neal Henderson became the first Black person inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. His plaque is on display in the Eveleth, Minnesota, Hall.

Neal Henderson and the plaques of the US Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2019.

A banner at the US Hockey Hall of Fame from Neal Henderson’s induction in 2019.

Minority hockey club documentary 'The Cannons' aims for inclusion in game Sent with NHL nhl.com/news/c-3278702…

Beijing-born Kevin He could be the first player from China selected in the NHL Draft since Andong Song in 2015 Black Girl Hockey Club Niagara IceDogs Ontario Hockey League Anthony Stewart Akil Thomas David Amber IIHF Kevin Weekes China Hockey Fatou 🫶🏽 nhl.com/news/color-of-…