‘Unknown barriers’ (Greater Toronto Hockey League)

It’s an autumn morning in Toronto and Moezine Hasham is on his way to Central Technical School to officially kick off his version of the new hockey season – one that provides teenagers with the opportunity to participate in a sport they never thought they would play. 

Hasham started a nonprofit organization called Hockey 4 Youth in 2015, with the intent of making hockey accessible for people in high school who are newcomers to Canada.  

“The kids that we’re trying to get to are kids with a low-income status,” said Hasham. MORE >