Tag: National Hockey League
Chin brothers beat the odds as hockey stars in anti-Chinese era
An upcoming article highlights the Chin brothers’ extraordinary rise to hockey fame at the height of anti-Chinese discrimination in Canada. “We live in a different time,” writer Debbie Jiang commented on racism in sports. “The colour barrier wasn’t broken until Larry Kwong played for the New York Rangers in 1948.” Jiang said, although in present […]
Chatsworth pavilion at old arena site could be built by spring
The first building on the former Chatsworth Arena site will be a pavilion built by the agricultural society, part of what will be a future arena and community hub complex. Chatsworth Agricultural Society raised more than $200,000 since May for the pavilion, which will cost likely more than $260,000 once washrooms and a kitchen are […]
London hockey star Nazem Kadri reflects on racism, triumph in autobiography
Pulling out a chunk of his idol Joe Thorntonâs beard in a fight, riding the roller-coaster of being a Toronto Maple Leaf and becoming the first Muslim player to win a Stanley Cup are chronicled in Nazem Kadriâs book âDreamer: My Life On The Edgeâ.
PYETTE: NHL players with London ties to watch as season opens
The NHLâs really early scoring leader?
New showcase series featuring NHL’s top prospects to kick off in London
The best North American-based NHL draft prospects are coming to London.