Detroit – There have been a lot of NHL players from First Nations people – and more on the way – and there are numerous fans.
But no game has ever been broadcast in an Indigenous language – until Sunday, when the Montreal-Carolina game will be called in the Plains Cree language on the SportsNet/Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) at 7 p.m.
Former Red Wings forward John Chabot (1987-91) – an Algonquin from the community of Kitigan Zibi – will be an analyst on the broadcast.
“For many people, it’ll be the first time they’ll totally, 100 percent, understand parts of the game they’ve never been able to,” Chabot said.