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Colin Horgan

DeSantis v NHL: Florida governor taps unlikely foe in ‘anti-woke’ crusade

Ron DeSantis
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has made a tagline of saying that his state “is where woke goes to die”. Photograph: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

As part of its forthcoming All-Star game weekend in Sunrise, Florida, the National Hockey League planned to host a special event called the Pathway to Hockey Summit. Part of the league’s Hockey is For Everyone initiative, the summit was described in a now-deleted LinkedIn post as a “career event for diverse job seekers who are pursuing careers in hockey”.

In addition to be over 18 and a US resident, participants had to “identify as female, Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, and/or a person with a disability”. Also welcome: veterans.

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