NHL continues diversity efforts during All-Star celebrations

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The NHL has been criticized for its efforts to increase diversity. Kim Davis is the executive vice president of social impact, growth and legislative affairs. The league released an internal demographic study of its staff and 32 teams in October. The report found that the NHL's workforce is 83.6% white with men making up 62%.

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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.

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Associated Press News

NHL continues diversity efforts during All-Star celebrations

The NHL is using its All-Star celebrations in South Florida to highlight its efforts to increase diversity in the sport. With All-Star weekend coinciding with the start of Black History Month, the league unveiled a mobile museum that highlights minority…

2 months ago·United States

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ESPN

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.

2 months ago·United States

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Sportsnet

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. “There were no intentional messages that said the sport was for me, or for us,” said Davis, the NHL’s executive vice president of social impact, growth and legislative affairs. That is slowly changing, Davis said. She was hired in 2017 to lead diversity an…

2 months ago·Canada

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Winnipeg Free Press

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 […]

2 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Alaska Highway News

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.

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