Toronto Maple Leafs History of Black Hockey Players
In their 105-year-old history, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a total of 977 players suit up to don the blue and white. Only eight of these 977 players are…
In their 105-year-old history, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a total of 977 players suit up to don the blue and white. Only eight of these 977 players are…
Until Jordan Greenway took to the ice for the US men’s ice hockey team in Pyeongchang, the program had never had an African-American player on its Olympic roster. It’s shocking…
On Nov 1st, 1981, barriers were broken and new pathways formed as Val James became the first African-American to play in the NHL. The Buffalo Sabres played the Philadelphia Flyers…
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist If anyone asks a sports fan who the first African-American to play Major League Baseball was, that fan will inevitably say Jackie Robinson. Unfortunately for…