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Alabama Huntsville freshman Ayodele Adeniye is part of college hockey’s newest initiative to promote equality and inclusion (photo: Chuck Edgeworth).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The romantic image of hockey centers around the notion of the sport as an engine.<\/p>\n

Teams can\u2019t win unless they harness the selfless power of individuals, and victory only comes when they work together to control the flow of the game. An unmatched intensity creates this willingness to do whatever it takes to win.<\/p>\n

It fosters a bottomless toughness capable of enhancing teamwork, friendship and lifelong bonds. That attitude spills over into the community and helps the sport shine through its brightest moments. This off-ice gentleness can welcome anyone into the inner circle by appreciating what it takes to sacrifice daily for a team.<\/p>\n

At its best, hockey permeates that mentality, but the truth is that more sinister aspects exist in the shadows of the game. The same culture and attitude that makes hockey the greatest sport in the world is also capable of excluding others with hostile language, and players, fans, coaches and personnel can feel unwanted or afraid to speak up.<\/p>\n

For that reason, college hockey is responding through the racial and diverse awakening of the past year. The College Hockey for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiative introduced last week is the agent of that intention and is aimed at eradicating the negative sides of the game \u201cone shift at a time\u201d with the support and coordination of all 11 Division I hockey conferences across both genders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to be a part of this group because, at the end of the day, hockey needs to be for everybody,\u201d said Bemidji State freshman Tina Kampa. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s a secret why we chose to create a group like this, but hockey culture needs to be a place where people from all walks of life feel accepted, and valued representation matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

The initiative arose from the racial reckoning across America following last summer\u2019s murder of George Floyd. The ensuing conversation was uneasy, but commissioners across college hockey expressed a willingness to unite and create a mission reflective of their game. The platform eventually evolved to include a conglomerate of commissioners, coaches and players across every league.<\/p>\n

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New Hampshire sophomore goalie Nikki Harnett was an AHCA All-American Scholar, Hockey East Top Scholar-Athlete, and Hockey East All-Academic Team member in 2020 (photo: Helene Bartsch).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI was numb inside because it happened so often that you just got used to it,\u201d Alabama Huntsville freshman Ayodele Adeniye said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t watch it more than once because it was circulating everywhere, and it was upsetting me. That\u2019s never a good way to be, so when I heard that this group was going to start, I wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to be an act of change to what I want to see in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud, at least to be at this point,\u201d said Jennifer Flowers, VP and women\u2019s commissioner of the WCHA and chair of the committee. \u201cI think success that a year from now for this group and for our sport is that everyone\u2019s having the conversation on their own and not being forced to or pushed into it, that it\u2019s more real. We\u2019re in a real place of recognizing that we\u2019re all part of this, we\u2019re all part of a solution, and we need everyone in our sport to be part of this solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

That means the group isn\u2019t just solely dedicated to one piece of the larger conversation. Hockey itself is recognized as a homogeneous, male-dominated sport with the negative image stemming from a permeating, toxic locker room culture. The athletes who met with the media all pointed to internal comments at a racial, sexist and homophobic level as being similar-and-different components that they were uncomfortable with, and it drove them to join up to express a way to remove those elements from the game forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just everything,\u201d Adeniye said. \u201cThe biggest thing is just locker room culture. As you touch all of it, you can go into a locker and just hear stuff. That\u2019s just the way hockey culture is, and you sometimes (are shocked) that someone just said something. It\u2019s a culture that\u2019s just not where it needs to be, which is diverse and unifying and including anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each student that met with the media brought their own unique perspective to the call. Each is a piece of the inclusion and changing face of hockey but shared experiences of exclusion from within the game. Adeniye, for example, is a Black defenseman introduced to the game through the NHL\u2019s Diversity and Inclusion program and grew to play hockey in Columbus, Ohio, a market only introduced to professional hockey in the 21st century, while New Hampshire sophomore Nikki Harnett represented the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore I started playing ice hockey, I was out playing in street hockey tournaments,\u201d Adeniye said. \u201cWe\u2019d actually get all of the rec centers in Columbus in the inner city together, and we\u2019d have a giant street hockey tournament every year. The winners got tickets to the Blue Jackets games, so being able to grow the game that way, getting kids interested to at least experience hockey, you want to put a stick in a kid\u2019s hand so they will have a good time and be interested enough to go at least learn how to skate or go to a game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI really want to work on changing locker room culture,\u201d Harnett said. \u201cI play women\u2019s hockey now, but I grew up playing men\u2019s hockey and boys\u2019 hockey, and I know what goes on in those locker rooms. I want our culture change to be so deep that it changes what people talk about when people think nobody\u2019s listening. (It\u2019s) education, education, education. That\u2019s how you create change.\u201d<\/p>\n

The unique individuality is something the hockey diversity initiative hopes to celebrate while immersing itself in the fabric of the college game. It seeks to grow the game by attacking and stamping out the problems from within and will act as the agent of that growth. It\u2019s not an overnight process nor is it automatic, but the lessons taught by the more than two dozen people who stepped up to the plate will ultimately help include more to break down those walls with unstoppable momentum.<\/p>\n

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North Dakota junior Jasper Weatherby is one of several students named to the College Hockey for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee (photo: Russell Hons).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about sparking conversations,\u201d North Dakota junior Jasper Weatherby, who knelt during the national anthem during NCHC play in the early-season pod, said. \u201cThat (act) was about a young kid maybe asking his dad (about what we were doing) and then having an honest conversation. I\u2019m proud of everyone else who has to kneel, and we live in America. That is your choice, and that\u2019s the beauty of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was walking into the rink against (Minnesota State) on (Thursday), and one of their assistant coaches was looking at me weird,\u201d Adeniye said. \u201cI was just looking back and wondering what he was looking at, but then he actually came over to me and told me he was super excited. He thanked me for it and told me he has a nine-year old adopted African American son. It was cool to be able to know that other people are supportive of what we\u2019re doing and that you can see that other people want to see the change as well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The romantic image of hockey centers around the notion of the sport as an engine.<\/p>\n

Teams can\u2019t win unless they harness the selfless power of individuals, and victory only comes when they work together to control the flow of the game. An unmatched intensity creates this willingness to do whatever it takes to win.<\/p>\n

It fosters a bottomless toughness capable of enhancing teamwork, friendship and lifelong bonds. That attitude spills over into the community and helps the sport shine through its brightest moments. This off-ice gentleness can welcome anyone into the inner circle by appreciating what it takes to sacrifice daily for a team.<\/p>\n

At its best, hockey permeates that mentality, but the truth is that more sinister aspects exist in the shadows of the game. The same culture and attitude that makes hockey the greatest sport in the world is also capable of excluding others with hostile language, and players, fans, coaches and personnel can feel unwanted or afraid to speak up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":126172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[812,819],"coauthors":[804],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWith new college hockey initiative out to include all, 'hockey culture needs to be a place where people from all walks of life feel accepted' - College Hockey | USCHO.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The romantic image of hockey centers around the notion of the sport as an engine. 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