Smith also runs Hockey Nova Scotia's Black Youth Ice Hockey program, which started 15 years ago. Dean Smith coached two minor hockey teams this season. (Hockey Nova Scotia) ...

NEW YORK & TORONTO --Dean Smith of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the recipient of the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award presented by Hyundai, given to an individual who - through the sport of hockey ...

O'Ree finalist spotlight: Dean Smith Hockey Nova Scotia board member is driving force behind Black Ice Youth Hockey program By William Douglas ...

Glance around any amateur hockey dressing room in Nova Scotia and the faces you’re likely to see are mostly male and mostly white. Halifax attorney Dean Smith (BA’95, LLB’99) is on a mission to change ...

Hockey Nova Scotia is looking for ways it can make the sport more welcoming to racialized communities, who remain underrepresented in the sport, according to Dean Smith, chair of the organization ...

HALIFAX - The governing body for organized hockey in Nova Scotia is launching a survey to find out how it can better address racism and discrimination in the game. Dean Smith, chair of Hockey Nova ...

Halifax attorney Dean Smith (BA ’95, LLB ’99) is on a mission to change that. In addition to his busy law career, Smith sits on the Board of Directors at Hockey Nova Scotia as the Chair of Diversity ...

It took place on Feb. 27, 1895, between the Halifax Eurekas and Dartmouth Jubilees, Hockey Nova Scotia Diversity and Inclusion Chair Dean Smith told CTV on Feb. 15 as organizations across Canada ...

Dean Smith, Hockey Nova Scotia’s Diversity and Inclusion Chair, said Riley has inspired many people. Get breaking National news. For news impacting Canada and around the world, ...

MONTREAL (AP) — A grassroots effort is underway to get professional hockey’s first Black coach, John Paris Jr., into the Hall of Fame. Hockey Nova Scotia launched a petition dubbed “Paris to ...

The National Hockey League announced this week that Dean Smith of Halifax has been named a Canadian finalist for the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. The award is given to an individual who ...

The NHL announced Canada's 2023 Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award goes to Dean Smith from Nova Scotia. While the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers took part in an important Game 2 of the ...