All black Quote by Cuba Gooding, Jr

I dreamed of being an NHLer the first day I played. Sometimes the other kids would say there are not many black players in…

— Jarome Iginla

Where I grew up, hockey was the sport that 90 per cent of black kids at school played.

— Jarome Iginla

Would you believe I never went to a hockey game when I was living in Canada?

— Becky Lynch

Sources also confirm that there is no one left in Canada who can remember when hockey was a simple game, played for fun.

— Roy MacGregor

Canada is hockey.

— Mike Weir

I grew up with all hockey players.

— Pat Connaughton

There was a time there in the mid '80s to the '90s there that we played six finals, three Canada Cups, we were playing…

— Mark Messier

Growing up in Canada, I dated a few ice hockey players.

— Katherine Ryan

Growing up, I played hockey because I loved playing it. I didn't view myself in minor hockey as a Black hockey player, but I…

— Jarome Iginla

Growing up, I was always the only black kid on my team and (sometimes) I'd get questions from my friends when I'd say, 'I…

— Jarome Iginla

I don't want to get into being too hockey centered, but I just felt like the late 70's and 80's into the 90's was…

— Gabe Polsky

I'm not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place.

— Ryan Reynolds