At the beginning of the 2021 NHL season, there are a record eight players of Asian descent on a NHL roster - a significant increase from the five players of Asian descent at the beginning of the previous 2019-2020 season. These include: Matt Dumba (RD, Minnesota Wild): A top-pairing NHL defenseman and co-founder of the… Continue reading Record Number of NHL Players of Asian Descent to Start 2021
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Matt Dumba Awarded King Clancy Trophy
Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba has won the King Clancy Trophy for his work advancing inclusiveness in hockey. A second-generation Flipino-Canadian, Dumba is one of the founders of the Hockey Diversity Alliance and has also had a leading role in the Rebuild Minneosta initative to help businesses affected by the George Floyd protests. I spend… Continue reading Matt Dumba Awarded King Clancy Trophy