Breaking Down Barriers
Stagione 1
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS will showcase individuals and organizations who are committed to changing hockey culture. Each episode will spotlight and celebrate those who are committed to fostering positive social change within the sport from professional to minor hockey levels.
Dove guardare Breaking Down Barriers • Stagione 1
12 Episodi
- Breaking Hockey's Glass CeilingE1
Breaking Hockey's Glass CeilingHockey is the last of the major professional sports to see the inclusion of women in all roles. But in the last few years progress has been made...Women have started to break hockey's glass ceiling, emerging as NHL executives and rising through the coaching, officiating and management ranks. - Indigenous Sports Academy- The Story of Courage BearE2
Indigenous Sports Academy- The Story of Courage BearCourage Bear is the founding director of the first and only Indigenous hockey academy in North America. Based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the program is designed to create a safe space for indigenous players to learn and grow both on and off the ice. - Girls Hockey in the NorthE3
Girls Hockey in the NorthViewers travel to Canada's far North to meet the Kuugaruk Dynamite Girls Hockey Team. Thanks to the combined efforts of local teacher Emma Keagan and Project North, girls hockey has been re-established in this small Nunavut community for the first time in over 30 years. - Changing Hockey CultureE4
Changing Hockey CultureIn the summer of 2021 Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop made history by becoming the first openly gay player under an NHL contract. He has bravely become a role model within the sport -determined to make hockey a more inclusive space for everyone. - Canadian Blind HockeyE5
Canadian Blind HockeyViewers meet the founder of the Canadian Blind Hockey Association, Mark Demontis. Mark is a three-time Gold Medalist with the Canadian Blind Hockey team and is determined to make hockey more accessible to children who are blind or partially sighted across the country. - Camp of DreamsE10
Camp of DreamsEvery summer, Vancouver Canucks Defenceman Ethan Bear returns to Ochapowace Nation, Saskatchewan to run his annual summer hockey camp for local young indigenous players.Ethan has faced challenges and experienced racism throughout his career and is now devoted to trying to pave the way for future indigenous hockey players.