Wild hire Bruce Boudreau
Four years in a row the Minnesota Wild have reached the Stanley Cup playoffs, and tickets are very tough to get at Xcel Center — 19,000 occupied seats with standing-room only has been the attendance...
View ArticleWild have shot at Stanley Cup
When I walk into Xcel Center and sometimes after finishing a sports update, I get calls, questions, emails and text messages asking why I talk about hockey. Perception is not reality. Many assume that...
View ArticleBlack fans all but nonexistent at Frozen Faceoff
This column continues the Only One series in which this reporter shares his experiences as the only African American journalist on the scene. It took four walk-arounds inside the downtown Minneapolis...
View ArticleFew Blacks spotted at hockey tournament
This column continues the Only One series in which this reporter shares his experiences as one of the only African American journalists on the scene. A Black person who watches hockey sometimes feels...
View ArticleThe color of hockey: The current state of diversity in a traditionally...
Matt Dumba (l) and J.T. Brown Charles Hallman/MSR News Online First of a three-part column Willie O’Ree, the first Black player in the NHL, is finally in the Hockey Hall of Fame. During his induction...
View ArticleThe color of hockey: Diversity on the rise in women’s pro hockey
Conclusion of a three-part column Blake Bolden Charles Hallman/MSR News Former college teammates Blake Bolden and Kaliya Johnson are now competitors in the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL), which...
View ArticleWomen’s hockey internship has steep learning curve
Brianna Montgomery \ Photo by Charles Hallman MSR News Online/MSR News Online The National Women Hockey League’s (NWHL’s) first-year Minnesota Whitecaps is the first local pro team in this century to...
View ArticleMinnesota women’s hockey on a roll
MSR News Online/MSR News Online Women’s hockey dominated this reporter’s attention last weekend. Minnesota (31-5-1) defeated Princeton 5-2 last Saturday at Ridder Arena to advance to the program’s 14th...
View Article‘Soul on Ice’ chronicles overlooked Black hockey history
First of a two-part column Photo by Charles Hallman Kwame Damon Mason Black contributions in hockey, whether in the United States or in Canada, have historically been whitewashed out of history books....
View ArticleWomen hockey fans get clubby
Submitted photo Renee Hess, BGHC Founder While growing up, Renee Hess wasn’t into sports, but as an adult she was hooked once she watched hockey. “It was around 2011,” Hess recalled. “I started reading...
View ArticleWomen’s pro hockey games were first in MN
History was made recently at University of Minnesota’s Ridder Arena as well as in the state of Minnesota. The first professional women’s hockey game ever played here — actually the first and second...
View ArticleMinnesota suddenly ‘Land of the Interims’
After eight straight losses, the Minnesota Wild has fired Head Coach Mike Yeo. Source
View ArticlePro hockey is apparently not for everyone yet
Just as we were about to do our Black fan search in the Gophers’ football stadium concourse, we ran into Anthony Wilson of St. Paul. Source
View ArticleTrials of an Only One in the sport of hockey
We virtually spent a no-diversity weekend at the NHL Stadium Series game, staged for the first time in Minnesota and at the University of Minnesota football stadium. Following is our account set to...
View ArticleHockey facing a diversity crisis
Hockey is still one of the Whitest sports around, and racism is deeply embedded in it. Black players are unfairly viewed as outsiders and intruders. Source
View ArticleCollege hockey pledges more diversity, equity, inclusion
'The racial injustice and inequities that played out during the summer of 2020 were impactful across our campuses.' Source
View ArticleToronto Six GM helps players stay focused on ice
'It’s about making hockey more accessible for everybody.' Source
View ArticleMinnesota Wild celebrates Black History Month
'We're trying to reach out to kids who have never played the game or never been to a Minnesota Wild game.' Source
View ArticleA lasting legacy
The Minnesota Wild and NHL have unveiled a brand-new state-of-the-art training facility and mentoring room in Minneapolis.
View ArticleHockey is for me
The Minnesota Wild's Hockey is for Me, a no-cost initiative, is in its second year underneath the Little Wild umbrella.
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