After a few years of work, Nazem Kadri can see the progress the Hockey Diversity Alliance has made, both on the ice and in the faces of those given the chance to try a sport once far from their reach. Article content

“This is a pretty exciting moment in time,” the Calgary Flames forward said ahead of Saturday’s HDA SummerFest for 250 marginalized youth and their families at Canoe Landing Park in downtown Toronto. “We’ve been tracking a lot of players, helping to welcome so many to hockey. Article content Article content

“We provide coaching, ice time and we’re so pleased about 50 have gone on to competitive hockey, including Triple A in the GTHL.

“The introduction is the main thing. Maybe they don’t ultimately play, but we help them where they want to go in life. That’s the serious

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