NHL continues diversity efforts during All-Star celebrations

NHL continues diversity efforts during all-star celebrations

Kim Davis was hired in 2017 to lead the NHL's diversity and inclusion initiatives in a league that has been criticized for its efforts in those areas. As the NHL prepares for its all-star celebration in South Florida, its attempts to increase diversity continue to attract attention, not all of it positive.

NHL continues diversity efforts during All-Star celebrations

Kim Davis said the league hopes to combat criticism by holding itself accountable and “proving people wrong.”

NHL continues diversity efforts during AS events

The NHL is continuing its effort to grow hockey as a more diverse sport during the NHL's All-Star celebrations this month.

NHL continues diversity efforts during All-Star celebrations

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Kim Davis sees a change in hockey from when she was a girl growing up in Chicago. Back then, she said, the sport didn’t seem like a place for Black girls like her.

NHL continues diversity efforts during All-Star celebrations

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Kim Davis sees a change in hockey from when she was a girl growing up in Chicago. Back then, she said, the sport didn’t seem like a place for Black girls like her.

NHL continues diversity efforts during All-Star celebrations

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Kim Davis sees a change in hockey from when she was a girl growing up in Chicago. Back then, she said, the sport didn’t seem like a place for Black girls like her.