Podcast

Recognize: Black Heroes of the NHL

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Have you heard about the black and bi-racial heroes who broke into the NHL?As a kid, Dean Barnes Ph.D started collecting hockey cards with spare change his Dad gave him. Dean is a Black Canadian, who grew up in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, at a time when not many players on the ice looked like him. His collection grew. In August, 2021, he managed to collect the rookie cards of most of …