May 11, 2021
Y’all - this is so important and historic for the sport.
There has NEVER been an forward line composed of black players in the NHL. Of course, this year in the AHL, Akil Thomas, Devante Smith-Pelley and Quinton Byfield all played together with the Ontario Reign. It was the first black forward line to play ever since THE 40s.
But today, Mathieu Joseph, Daniel Walcott and Gemel Smith made history when they all played together in a forward line composed only by black players.
I hope this will be common and I hope it won’t take too long to have another line like this in the future!
