This Black History Month, there is a new push to finally recognize John Paris Jr., the first Black professional hockey coach, in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
John Paris Jr. may be 76 years old now, but the first Black coach in professional hockey can still remember how his love of the game began.“He would ask the questions pertinent to the game, or to an individual play or concept, and then I would answer,” Paris Jr. told CTV News.
This Black History Month, there is a new push to finally recognize John Paris Jr. in the Hockey Hall of Fame. He would become the first Black coach in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the first Black scout in the NHL, and would lead the Atlanta Knights to win the International Hockey League Turner Cup in 1994.
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