Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba was certainly the most outspoken player in the NHL when it came to anti-racism and speaking up about the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor this summer. Standing at center ice before the national anthems of Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks, Dumba delivered a passionate speech, a refreshing statement from hockey that continued with the Hockey Diversity Alliance continuing that message ever since its creation.
Not a whole lot of systematic change has occurred since then, but a more prominent awareness of the deep-rooted racism within the sport has been at least prevalent.