With over 700 players in the league as of 2020, only around 50 identified as BIPOC. The NHL was the last out of the MLB, NFL and NBA to allow Black players in their leagues.īefore Willie, Herbert Carnegie and Art Dorrington both nearly broke into the NHL while playing in the minors, but never got the chance.Įven with the great triumphs of these great players listed above, the list of current Black NHL players only sits at 21. The NHL was founded in 1917, but didn’t see the first Black NHL player until Willie O’Ree played his first game for the Boston Bruins on January 18th, 1958. Brief History of Black Players In The NHL This article answers how many current and active Black NHL players there are as of 2021 and lists them all. Let me start off by saying, this article isn’t meant to put Black NHL players in a box, but to bring awareness to the racism that still lives within hockey culture and the work that is being done to change it.Īlso, to give a visual of the very short list of current Black NHL players… so that maybe we can ask ourselves, why? What is hindering accessibility to this sport? Why has it stayed predominately white? And how can we change that?
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