So before last nights game, I toured the Black History Tour Bus, as it was in its sole stop in Calgary.
https://www.nhl.com/fans/black-hockey-history/bus-tour
Lots of interesting stories about the Black pioneers, and the original Black hockey league. Humbling, and educating. Then a photo collage of prominent former players, like Oree, Iginla, Fuhr, etc;
Further the opposite side, another collage of the future Black prospects. (I’m awful with knowing prospects outside of my own club, so didn’t know any of them)
Then current Black NHLers, like our own Kylington.. then it goes on Byfield, Simmons, both Jones brothers, Simmonds, the Oilers own Darnell Nurse (his sister featured on opposite womens photo wall too). All of them are mentioned with a photo. So stepping outside my Flames bias fandom, I can appreciate Nurse, & Fuhr being profiled, due to the bigger issue of racism in this sport we love.
But ya know who’s profile wasn’t shown? Zero photos? Like he doesn’t exist?
You guessed it, Evander Kane. Maybe his colleagues, the PA and NHL have a similar position to the type of person he is, like many of us on this board.