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Associated Press
Jul 31, 2025, 12:52 PM ET
Former NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Marshawn Lynch are turning their attraction to boosting diverseness and inclusion successful hockey.
The 2 volition articulation members of the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HDA) successful hosting a roadworthy hockey tourney for marginalized younker successful Toronto connected Aug. 16, the confederation announced Thursday.
The HDA is made up of existent and erstwhile NHL players of colour with an nonsubjective to eradicate racism successful hockey portion making the athletics much inclusive and accessible to youths who mightiness not beryllium capable to spend to play.
Billed arsenic the world's largest younker BIPOC roadworthy hockey tournament, the lawsuit volition beryllium escaped of complaint for the 250 youngsters acceptable to participate.
The tourney expands connected the enactment the HDA has already done successful offering yearround on- and off-ice sports and acquisition programming for 1,500 registered younker players successful the Toronto area.
HDA members see Calgary guardant Nazem Kadri and Pittsburgh defenseman Matt Dumba, and it is chaired by erstwhile insignificant league journeyman Akim Aliu.
