Reply to: RE>>Mike Grier and the Blues
From Mani Vembar:
>> Of course, Mike was asked about the prospect of being the first
>> African-American in the NHL. He was very gracious and said it was
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Not sure about this. Didn't Graeme Townshend (RPI) play for
>the Boston Bruins?
I'm not an expert on the subject, just repeating what was said. In the last
week or two there was some discussion about this on Hockey-L. There
was an opinion expressed that many (all?) of the black NHL players, past
and present were not African-Americans (i.e. Jamacian, Canadian, etc.).
Maybe someone out there knows more about this.
Bill Balloni
Wisconsin '85 -- WCHA tourney title here we come!