Happy Hump Day! We continue to look at the history of black hockey players - today we feature Herb Carnegie. Many say that Herb Carnegie was the best player not in the National Hockey League at that time.Herb Carnegie was one-third of what is believed to be the very first all-black line in hockey. Herbie centered his brother Ossie and Manny McIntyre. O'Ree described them as … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
Blacks in Hockey
Monday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
Good Monday Morning Obots! This week we'll take a look at the history of African-Americans and African-Canadians in the sport of Hockey. Today we start by looking to our neighbors of the north and discover the Colored Hockey League. The Colored Hockey League of Maritimes in Nova Scotia was formed in 1894 across the provinces of Canada 22 years before the National Hockey … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey