Macon popular hub for developing Black hockey coaches

3 years ago  /  The SPHL  /  Read Time: 3 minutes 20 seconds

By William Douglas @WDouglasNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer Leo Thomas said he was surprised to learn that he was the first Black coach in the Southern Professional Hockey League when Macon hired him May 23, 2018. He was more surprised to discover that he wasn’t the first Black coach to lead a team from that […]...

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Topics: Los Angeles Kings, Akil Thomas, Macon Whoopee (CHL), Dirk Graham, Winger (ice hockey), International Hockey League (1945–2001)

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