Looking across the National Hockey League, a number of hockey fans can often find it a struggle to find someone that looks like themselves or identifies religiously or culturally with the way they do. For the young kids that dream of becoming NHL players, that lack of representation can be another barrier to showing that anyone from any background can make that dream a reality that, consciously or not, the sport needs to overcome as it continues to grow.
If you look at youth sports participation trends, you might be surprised to learn that the largest growing segment of people getting involved in the game early on are girls.