What does ‘diverse’ mean to you? The neo-definition, meaning Non-white? Or are you going with the classic definition?
Wow, this is an old thread. Can't remember exactly where my head was at the time I posted, but when I see organizations run solely by men, there are usually cover ups and circling the wagons to protect their own no matter how disgusting the crime.
By diverse, I mostly want the sport to Involve non-hockey people, especially more females. Organizations run soley by males have proved time and time again that they (we) can't be trusted not to abuse that authority or to monitor one another and correct bad behavior.
My major fault with hockey and the thing that makes me turn away from the sport every now and then are the cover ups - especially in regards to sexual assault. I want non-hockey people to provide oversight - not the current system of shuffling the names and drawing replacements from the same pool of recognized hockey men that are cut of the same mold as those who looked away from the problems in the first place.
So that's what diverse means to me in this instance. Not from the pool of the hockey world and more females. I just trust women and non-hockey people more when it comes to the issues that trouble me the most with this sport.