"F**k colonialization": Ex-NHLer's wife stands up for Gavin McKenna in discourse around his Indigenous heritage display on NHL draft day

Why Dale McCourt wants Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna to tell his story

Almost 50 years ago, McCourt was the NHL's No. 1 overall pick, but was given little opportunity to highlight Indigenous heritage.

"F**k colonialization": Ex-NHLer's wife stands up for Gavin McKenna in discourse around his Indigenous heritage display on NHL draft day

Former NHLer J.T. Brown’s wife, Lexi, has defended Gavin McKenna for displaying his Indigenous heritage on NHL Draft Day.

Maple Leafs select First Nations player first over-all in NHL draft

While speaking about one of the best days of his life—being chosen first over-all in the National Hockey League (NHL) draft June 26—Gavin McKenna, a citizen of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation in Yukon, took time to discuss the achievement’s possible impact on Indigenous youth.“I think it will show them that anything is possible,” McKenna said in his first press conference after being drafted by the Maple Leafs. “I want to make those young kid…