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Retired Black hockey hero Mike Grier is making monumental moves once again as the first Black General Manager in NHL history.

A former minor league coach in the Pittsburgh Penguins system who also had a brief NHL playing career has been indicted on multiple sexual assault charges in Rhode Island, the state attorney general’s office announced Tuesday.

The U.S. Senate unanimously came to an agreement on passing legislation to grant Willie O’Ree, NHL's first Black player, with the Congressional Gold Medal.

The already-delayed professional sports seasons in North America could be on hiatus for significantly longer than first planned after federal officials said Sunday that they recommend all in-person events involving 50 people or more be called off for the next eight weeks. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. That’s twice as long […]

The National Hockey League has seen a resurgence of Black players in recent times and New Jersey Devils’ defenseman P.K. Subban has emerged as one of the game’s brightest stars. Beyond Subban’s athletic ability, he’s also known as one of the sport’s most charitable athletes. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  At 6′ and 210 pounds, […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NHL said Tuesday it is investigating allegations Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters directed racial slurs toward Akim Aliu when he and the Nigerian-born player were in the minors a decade ago. The NHL called the alleged behavior “repugnant and unacceptable.” The league added it will have no further comment until […]

The 2018-19 NHL season is now in the books, but during this past season, as previously reported, Detroit Red Wings star Givani Smith, one of the few Black players in the National Hockey League, had to deal with racist fans of the sport who can’t handle reality. You see, Smith has been dealing with so much racism […]

But Givani Smith was suspended for giving the middle finger.

Grant Fuhr was once referred to by hockey great Wayne Gretzky as the best goalie to ever play in the National Hockey League. Fuhr achieved a series of firsts as a player and after his career ended, he embraced his role model status. Fuhr was born September 28, 1962 in Spruce Grove, Alberta in Canada. […]

  Filmmaker Damon Kwame Mason‘s documentary Soul On Ice, chronicles the little known black history facts of the NHL. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the racial adversities and jut how much blacks contributed to the sport. “One of the great things about the documentary is that we’re showing a different piece of […]

Cuba Gooding Jr. likes to have fun no matter where he is….this time he was on ice. Watch the legendary actor strip down to his bare chest in celebration after scoring a goal during the halftime of a Chicago Blackhawks game above. Want to see more videos like this? Head over to “Gone Viral!” to […]

You may have thought Cuba Gooding, Jr.’s public profile took a nosedive after “Jerry Maguire,” but you’d be only partly correct. See, it’s pretty typical…