close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: There was a time when hockey brought Brian Johnson joy.It was the first thing he did when he got home from school, racing out to the streets in Côte-des-Neiges, the borough in Montreal where he grew up in the 1960s, with a ball and stick in his hands.His father, Arthur, played growing up in the same city and his mother, Madeline, played hockey in her hometown of Digby,...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: There was a time when hockey brought Brian Johnson joy.It was the first thing he did when he got home from school, racing out to the streets in Côte-des-Neiges, the borough in Montreal where he grew up in the 1960s, with a ball and stick in his hands.His father, Arthur, played growing up in the same city and his mother, Madeline, played hockey in her hometown of Digby,...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: From the outside, Ken Reid appeared to be happily living out his childhood dream. He had known what he wanted to do with his life since he was nine years old, after his father told him that sports announcers get to attend hockey games for free. As he worked his way up the broadcasting ladder with stops in Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton and eventually Toronto, Reid would...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: From the outside, Ken Reid appeared to be happily living out his childhood dream. He had known what he wanted to do with his life since he was nine years old, after his father told him that sports announcers get to attend hockey games for free. As he worked his way up the broadcasting ladder with stops in Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton and eventually Toronto, Reid would...WW…

We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.Bernie Saunders poses for a photo during Quebec Nordiques training camp in the fall of 1979. (Courtesy of Bernie Saunders)Bernie Saunders, the only Black player on the 1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs, was sitting with his teammates in the visitors’ dressing room. There had just been a bench-clearing brawl, and the referees had sent...…We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.Bernie Saunders poses for a photo during Quebec Nordiques training camp in the fall of 1979. (Courtesy of Bernie Saunders)Bernie Saunders, the only Black player on the 1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs, was sitting with his teammates in the visitors’ dressing room. There had just been a bench-clearing brawl, and the referees had sent...WW…

We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.Former NBA player John Amaechi speaks at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)John Amaechi’s life changed forever the first time he stepped on a basketball court.As one of the few black kids growing up in Stockport, England, he was routinely bullied over his skin tone. By the time he was 10, he’d ballooned to...…We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.Former NBA player John Amaechi speaks at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)John Amaechi’s life changed forever the first time he stepped on a basketball court.As one of the few black kids growing up in Stockport, England, he was routinely bullied over his skin tone. By the time he was 10, he’d ballooned to...WW…