The effort to add young minority hockey players in North America turns its attention to keeping them

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Braeden Montague walked into the Washington Capitals practice facility following a long drive back from a summer trip to Winnipeg. The crowd inside made it worth the trek.
In the building were more than 100 fellow hockey players of color. On the ice were four Black coaches. Montague, who is of Black and Indian heritage, was stunned.

“I’m not the only one,” the 15-year-old recalled thinking.
That was the point.
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