Regardless of who wins the Stanley Cup, and when and where it is awarded, the 2019-20 NHL season will forever be remembered for an awakening of the collective consciousness of the hockey community and communities across the world to issues of race, bias, and privilege.
Before the tragedy of George Floyd’s death, before the mass mobilizations across the world denouncing police brutality — many of which were held in NHL cities — a seismic shift was occurring within the League, its clubs, players and partners in the game.
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