After 11 years, Sharks star Evander Kane finally knew it was time. He’d seen and felt the undertones of racism and intolerance in hockey for long enough. It was now time to do something about it.
If George Floyd’s horrific death that was caught on video two weeks ago could create a racial injustice movement around the world, then why shouldn’t hockey be included?
That’s what Kane and six other minority hockey players — including recently retired ex-Shark Joel Ward — felt when they created the Hockey Diversity Alliance, a movement designed to bring awareness and change to the sport.