On Wednesday, September 6th, the NHL, in association with the NHL Players Association and 15 other hockey organizations, released a “Declaration of Principles,” meant to serve as a guide to fostering an environment of inclusivity among the players and the fans. It’s about creating cultural and structural changes to a sport that has its fair share of cultural issues.
The kicker, though? None of those issues are actually addressed.
Here’s the Declaration in its entirety:
Declaration of Principles
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