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Despite a Move Abroad, Akim Aliu Won't Stop Fighting for Inclusivity in Hockey

Even as his world has turned upside down over the tweets that he sent, even as his schedule has swelled with interview requests and speaking engagements and boardroom meetings about the reckoning that he roused, Akim Aliu has never missed a workout. Six to seven days a week, no matter what else is on the docket, the former NHL player has always managed to find a nearby fitness center in the Toronto area and sweat through a 90-minute regimen of stretching, lifting, jumping, running … anything to stay fit until a hockey team finally called.