Game Misconduct: Hate in Hockey
May 10th, 2024
Location: Hockey Hall of Fame
The Centre on Hate Bias and Extremism has invited speakers from academia and from the hockey world to speak about the dynamics of hate and hostility that permeate the world of hockey, offline and online. We hope to highlight the ways that we can collectively and proactively counter and respond to hate in hockey to ensure a safer space for people to play and enjoy hockey.
This event with feature two keynote speakers:
Akim Aliu (NHL Player and Chairman of the Hockey Diversity Alliance)
Ted Nolan (Former NHL Coach)
Speakers
Katherine Henderson (CEO, Hockey Canada)
Rico L. Phillips, (Director of Cultural Diversity and Inclusion
Ontario Hockey League)
Dr. Courtney Szto (Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Queen's University)
Dr. Kristopher Wells (He/Him), (Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth at MacEwan University)
Felipe Palleros (Director of Culture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Greater Toronto Hockey League)
Jeremy Boston (Orange Jersey Project)
Event Sponsored by:
Meta Canada
York Regional Police
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
