The Hockey 4 Youth FOUNDATION facilitates social inclusion for newcomer & sidelined youth of all genders through our free ice hockey and T.E.A.C.H. programs

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"@LeahLum said she hopes her play for @PWHL_Montreal and internationally inspires Asian children to play #hockey. “Every game in warmup, I try my best to pinpoint some people in the crowd and throw pucks at them,” she said. “I
🏆 Via @NHL: "“If a Jersey kid like me, son of immigrant parents, kid who had very mediocre athletic skills, to be honest, if I can be standing here with the Stanley Cup, know that if you dream big, you never know what’s possible,&rd
🏒🌊 Today, we’re inspired by @Joshua.Liendo, the first Black Canadian to win an Olympic swimming medal. Just as Liendo is making strides in the pool, we’re working to ensure that youth from all backgrounds have the chance to shine on th
🇱🇧 "Sporting a Lebanese lineage but growing up in a non-diverse area [in Ottawa] made @Britni.Yammine feel as if she was truly at home when walking down the streets of Toronto. "In my mind, I was thinking 'Okay, there are Lebanese peopl

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“I didn’t know how happy hockey would make me when I [first] tried it. I feel like it’s one of the most positive things that ever happened to me.”

— Abrar, Toronto high school student, new Canadian from Syria

“I want to feel like a Canadian. In Africa, we don’t have [hockey]. It’s amazing. I want to try it.”

— Beatrice, 17, new Canadian from Congo

“When I went into the changeroom, I saw girls from all over the world. That was kind of relieving because I didn’t feel like an outsider. I was like, ‘Oh, I belong with them.’ We were all beginners.”

— Omiya, 18, new Canadian from Dubai

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