Black women seeing growth of numbers in NCAA hockey

The NHL is celebrating Black History Month in February. Throughout the month, NHL.com will be featuring people of color who have made or are looking to make their mark in the hockey world. Today, we look at the growth in numbers of Black NCAA women`s hockey players.

Kelsey Koelzer said she`s been pleasantly surprised by what she`s seen on recruiting trips as coach of Arcadia University`s new women`s hockey team: more Black girls playing the game...

...Players this season include University of Wisconsin defenseman Chayla Edwards...

...The success on and off the ice of former college players like Bolden, Koelzer and Sarah Nurse, a former University of Wisconsin forward and member of Canada`s Women`s Olympic hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, also has contributed....