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Paul Jerrard has been an assistant with Omaha since the 2018-19 season and came to the Mavericks with NHL experience (photo: Mark Kuhlmann).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More and more, athletes and coaches around the sports world are increasing their commitment to positive cultural changes while making their spheres more welcoming.<\/p>\n

The same goes for college hockey, including in the NCHC.<\/p>\n

League commissioner Josh Fenton, Omaha assistant coach Paul Jerrard and North Dakota forward Jasper Weatherby are each involved in College Hockey for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, a task force that was unveiled earlier this month but has been meeting since last summer.<\/p>\n

NCHC representatives on the task force have been sharing in the media their experiences with the group so far. Weatherby last week spoke with the Grand Forks Herald<\/i><\/a>, and this Wednesday, Jerrard told USCHO about how his involvement with the task force began.<\/p>\n

\u201cJosh Fenton talked to me about it, and they wanted to get representation from across college hockey and the different leagues,\u201d Jerrard said. \u201cWith some of the stuff that went on in the world outside of COVID, with race issues that happened, everybody wanted to get something done, and I was happy to have that opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoy it, and we have meetings once a week and just talk about a lot of different things, and we have a plan to help grow our game and help people understand that our game is welcoming. Our group wants to make a lasting impression throughout college hockey. Everybody in our group is committed to the long haul and seeing it through and making our game more inclusive for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

In all, 27 individuals representing the 11 NCAA Division I college hockey conferences are involved in the task force. So far, the group\u2019s Zoom calls have often centered on sharing stories about members\u2019 backgrounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do a lot of listening to each other, and talk and share ideas about how we want to make an impact,\u201d Jerrard said. \u201cWe\u2019ve talked about partnering with other outside entities to help get our message out a little bit more, but it\u2019s just great to have that fellowship and listen to people\u2019s stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody has a different story, but there are a lot of similarities in the stories that we share, and we take that into account with how we want to approach things going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

College Hockey for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion\u2019s mission statement indicates that the group \u201cis dedicated to creating positive cultural change across our sport through communication, education, allyship, and advocacy. Together we are working for a better tomorrow, one shift at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

With people of varying ethnicities and sexual orientations on board, identifying what\u2019s in the shaded area of the proverbial Venn diagram helps the group decide what antiracist, antisexist and additional progressive directions to take.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just the commonalities that everyone has in their stories,\u201d Jerrard said. \u201cPeople might have had microaggressions in their heads when they were younger, and you learn about how people got through all that stuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have similar stories where we can empathize with people, and that helps you increase the connection you have with these people, because we\u2019ve all kind of been through the same things growing up, just in different avenues.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the biggest things for me, because I grew up in Canada, it\u2019s a lot different from growing up as a person of color in the U.S., and I\u2019m finding that out through the difficulties and the segregation and the policies that have been put in place to oppress a lot of people of color in a lot of these cities,\u201d Jerrard continued. \u201cI\u2019m learning a lot just about why the world is the way it is right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jerrard has plenty of praise for Weatherby<\/a>, a white student-athlete with a Black adopted brother from Costa Rica who was found to be the descendant of an enslaved Nigerian, who was taken to Jamaica.<\/p>\n

Weatherby\u2019s grandparents, Ralph Temple and Ann Macrory, were both heavily-involved civil rights lawyers, and Weatherby\u2019s mother, Lucinda, protested apartheid at the South African embassy in Washington.<\/p>\n

Weatherby and UND teammate Jacob Bernard-Docker kneeled during the U.S. national anthem before the Fighting Hawks\u2019 season opener Dec. 2, protesting against racial injustices and inequities.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe brings interesting insight,\u201d Jerrard said of Weatherby. \u201cHe knows racism firsthand, coming from a blended family, and he\u2019s seen some things so he can share and empathize.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most important things for us is that we have people from a bunch of different races on our committee, and mixed-race people, but it\u2019s just as important to have Caucasian people stand up and stand beside us. It gives us a lot more credibility, and that we all want to live harmoniously and play this game harmoniously and have it be welcoming for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jerrard also noted Fenton\u2019s involvement with the task force, sitting in on weekly meetings.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s dialed in like everybody there,\u201d Jerrard said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got College Hockey, Inc., on there, we\u2019ve got coaches, we\u2019ve got athletic directors, and we\u2019ve got a lot of student-athletes. We have a well-rounded mix of people from all over men\u2019s hockey and women\u2019s hockey.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information on the College Hockey for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion task force can be found at the group\u2019s website, collegehockey4DEI.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re kicking around a lot of ideas,\u201d Jerrard said. \u201cWe want to do something that will be meaningful and impactful, so we\u2019re in no rush to put anything out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made a huge step with the press (conference on Feb. 10) and our website, so we\u2019re just going to continue to meet every couple weeks and share ideas, and I\u2019m sure once a good idea comes out, we can\u2019t wait to hunt it down.\u201d<\/p>\n

North Dakota retains Penrose Cup<\/h4>\n

With two games to spare, North Dakota won its second consecutive NCHC regular-season championship Saturday with a 7-1 home win over Omaha.<\/p>\n

After downing the Mavericks 4-1 on Friday in the teams\u2019 series opener in Grand Forks, UND got at least one point apiece from 12 different players Saturday. Collin Adams had a three-point night with two goals and an assist, while Bernard-Docker, Weatherby, Jordan Kawaguchi, Shane Pinto, and Jake Sanderson all had two points in the win. This came after Bernard-Docker, Weatherby, Jackson Keane and Tyler Kleven all scored Friday.<\/p>\n

Adams and Bernard-Docker were named this Monday as the NCHC\u2019s offensive and defensive players of the week, respectively.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth time that UND has earned the Penrose Cup in the eight seasons that the NCHC has been around. UND has won 19 league titles all-time, between the WCHA and the NCHC.<\/p>\n

UND (17-4-1) visits Omaha this Friday and will host the fourth-place Mavericks (13-8-1) again March 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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