Category: Akim Aliu
Aliu gets tryout with Sharks' minor league team
San Jose Sharks'After years of feeling alienated by the NHL and campaigning to diversify the sport, Akim Aliu is getting another shot at playing pro hockey, this time with the San Jose Sharks' minor league affiliate.
Read moreAliu gets tryout with Sharks' minor league team
San Jose BarracudaAfter years of feeling alienated by the NHL and campaigning to diversify the sport, Akim Aliu is getting another shot at playing pro hockey, this time with the San Jose Sharks' minor league affiliate.
Read moreNHL defends diversity progress amid critiques
Kim DavisNHL executive Kim Davis said the league has made progress on the diversity front in response to criticism from a member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance.
Read moreDisgraced Peters lands coaching job in WHL
Calgary FlamesBill Peters, who resigned in disgrace from the Calgary Flames in 2019 after using racial slurs in the locker room, was announced as coach of the Western Hockey League's Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday.
Read moreDiversity group: NHL 'late to party' on inclusion
HDAMembers of the Hockey Diversity Alliance say they feel betrayed and confused by the NHL's decision to launch an inclusion committee, saying the league is essentially duplicating its efforts.
Read moreHDA founder Aliu signs deal with Adidas Canada
Adidas CanadaAkim Aliu, pro hockey player and the co-founder of the Hockey Diversity Alliance, has signed a multiyear partnership deal with Adidas Canada to "remove barriers and bring about transformative change" in hockey.
Read moreHockey Diversity Alliance to expand youth plan
Trevor DaleyThe Hockey Diversity Alliance, which was founded by several hockey players of color to combat racism and intolerance in the sport, is planning to expand its youth hockey program.
Read moreNHL News: Kadri, Binnington, Sabres, Red Wings, Flames, Lightning and the Maple Leafs
AvalancheKadri getting threats. Binnington done for the series. No discipline for either. Maple Leafs re-sign Giordano.
Read moreNHL News: Kadri, Binnington, Sabres, Red Wings, Flames, Lightning and the Maple Leafs
AvalancheKadri getting threats. Binnington done for the series. No discipline for either. Maple Leafs re-sign Giordano.
Read moreAkim Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey
Akim AliuGlancing at the illustration of the boy with the far-off stare standing next to a bus on the cover of the graphic novel memoir that will tell his story, Akim Aliu immediately remembers the pain of growing up poor and Black in Toronto. Aliu was born in Nigeria to mixed-race parents and then lived in...
Read moreAkim Aliu hopes #TapeOutHate campaign can help change hockey culture
Akim AliuHockey Diversity Alliance founder Akim Aliu joined Christine Simpson to discuss the message their new campaign #TapeOutHate is spreading for BIPOC players, and the progress of changing hockey culture since the alliance was first formed.
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