Val James on Breaking the Colour Barrier for the Leafs

[Jacky Brown]

Val James On Breaking the Colour Barrier for the Leafs

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[Legionnaire11]

Good read, thanks for sharing!

Is there an NHL team that has never had a player of color on the roster?

 

[Jacky Brown]

Not sure about the Golden Knights, but I believe all the others have.

 

[Canadiens1958]

Not sure about the Golden Knights, but I believe all the others have.

Goalie Malcolm Subban.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Is there an NHL team that has never had a player of color on the roster?

going through every team with the first name off the top of my head:

anaheim - ray emery
arizona - anthony duclair
boston - willie o'ree
buffalo - mike grier
calgary - jarome iginla
carolina - ray neufeld
chicago - dustin byfuglien
colorado - chris stewart
columbus - raffi torres/manny malhotra
dallas - trevor daley
detroit - andreas athanasiou
edmonton - grant fuhr
florida - peter worrell
las vegas - malcolm subban (who only came to mind because c1958 mentioned him above)
los angeles - wayne simmonds
minnesota - richard park
montreal - pk subban
nashville - joel ward
new jersey - claude vilgrain
new york islanders - kevin weekes
new york rangers - anson carter
ottawa - ray emery
philadelphia - wayne simmonds
pittsburgh - jim paek
san jose - joel ward
st louis - chris stewart
tampa bay - kevin weekes
toronto - off the top of my head i can't think of one other than val james but i'm sure there are a bunch
vancouver - anson carter
washington - joel ward
winnipeg - evander kane

so no, there are no teams with exclusively caucasian/caucasian-presenting histories.

 

[Killion]

Interesting article. I havent yet read that book, Black Ice.... on the list.

 

[JMCx4]

Interesting article. I havent yet read that book, Black Ice.... on the list.

Too bad you don't live in The Good Ol' US of A, Killion. I could send you the copy of James' book that I just finished reading for less than US$2.50. Paying it forward is a more satisfying way for me to reduce the height of my book pile than getting a penny on the dollar at the local used book store.

 

[Killion]

Too bad you don't live in The Good Ol' US of A, Killion. I could send you the copy of James' book that I just finished reading for less than US$2.50. Paying it forward is a more satisfying way for me to reduce the height of my book pile than getting a penny on the dollar at the local used book store.

Thanks! I do actually have a US mailing address but no worries... Here in Vancouver lots of "thrift shops" with books, Chapters etc though usually I'll just go to ebay for things like books, CD's, vinyl & so on otherwise one winds up spontaneously buying all kinds of things that you sometimes regret buying... or at least I do. Get sidetracked.