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!