Ice hockey collective aims to open the sport to more children
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| | Ice hockey collective aims to open the sport to more children, and their parents |
While Minnesota boasts more youth hockey players than any other state, the state of hockey hasn't done as well in diversifying the sport.
In 2019 USA Hockey began tracking race and ethnicity in its annual participation reports. Last year, the data showed around 86 percent of 4- to 8-year-olds playing hockey in Minnesota were white. Statewide, the population in that age group is about 67 percent white.
That’s a big part of why Meredith Lang decided to start Mosaic Hockey Collective — to support young players of color.
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Seal Dwyer, 42, is a nonbinary licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people heal from trauma that can impact every part of their life.
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