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July 6, 2023    TSN – The incredible legacies of Herb Carnegie and Buck O’Neil

May 10, 2023  Toronto Caribbean – Paul Braithwaite remembered as an advocate for community empowerment …

February 8, 2023    OHA Hockey – Celebrating Black History Month…Herb Carnegie was the Best Black Player…

January 18, 2023    Sportsnet – Herb Carnegie, the hero leading the way for Black hockey players coming out of Owen…

November 23, 2022    Ron FanFair – Herb Carnegie finally elected to Hockey Hall of Fame

November 19, 2022    Montreal Gazette  – Hickey on hockey: Carnegie’s Hall induction a step in right direction

November 2022    Hockey Hall of Fame  –  About the Class of 2022: Herb Carnegie, Builder Category

November 15, 2022    Sportsnet – HHOF class of 2022 officially enshrined: ‘We are responsible for making the sport better’

November 15, 2022    CBC The National – Hockey legend denied NHL dream inducted into Hall of Fame

November 14, 2022   The Hockey News – Bryant McBride on Hall of Famer Herb Carnegie’s Legacy

November 14, 2022   NHL – Angela James, and the Carnegie family, reflect on the importance of Herb Carnegie’s life…

November 14, 2022    TSN – Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Speech: Herb Carnegie

November 14, 2022   CityNews – Herb Carnegie finally enshrined into the Hockey Hall of Fame

November 14, 2022   NHLPA – Hockey Hall of Fame Welcomes Six New Players in 2022 Induction Class

November 13, 2022   Le Journal de Montreal – Herb Carnegie, le pilier de la diversité

November 12, 2022   Toronto Star – Herb Carnegie’s Hockey Hall of Fame call was long overdue, but welcome

November 11, 2022   Sportsnet – Herb Carnegie’s contribution to hockey at the forefront of HHOF induction

November 11, 2022   Toronto Sun – Herb Carnegie worked to make hockey a game for all

November 7, 2022   Sports Business Journal – Marketing and Sponsorship: NHL ignored Herb Carnegie as a player…

November 2022  Hockey Hall of Fame – Herb Carnegie Hockey Hall of Fame Induction, Speech by Bernice and Dale Carnegie

November 4, 2022   The Globe and Mail – Herb Carnegie’s legacy keeps growing stronger

July 5, 2022   GTHL Hockey – The day after learning his late grandfather Herb Carnegie is being inducted…

July 4, 2022   The Sherbrooke Record – Herb Carnegie to be inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame 10 years after his passing

July 1, 2022  The Caribbean Camera – Herb Carnegie inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

June 30, 2022   Le Soleil – Herb Carnegie: une belle histoire d’amour avec le Québec

June 29, 2022   Yahoo! Sports – How Conn Smythe’s racism kept Herb Carnegie from achieving his NHL dream

June 28, 2022   Radio-Canada – Herb Carnegie : le mentor de Jean Béliveau au Temple de la renommée

June 28, 2022   NHL – Carnegie finally gets due, named to Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022

June 28, 2022   Pride News – Herb Carnegie Inducted Into Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022

June 27, 2022   Down Goes Brown – Herb Carnegie is a worthy Hall of Famer, and every fan should know his story

Canadian Blind HockeyCanadian Blind Hockey Celebrates Herb Carnegie’s Induction…

The LeafsNation – Herb Carnegie is One of Six Players Highlighting…

February 2022  Toronto Marlies – The Herb Carnegie Story | Toronto Marlies x Black History Month

February 15, 2022   Hockey Hall of Fame – Herb Carnegie’s MVP Award #HockeyTreasures

February 9, 2022   Gumption Magazine – Herb Carnegie: Activist, Pioneer, Hockey’s First Barrier-Breaker

November 4, 2021   Histórica – Herb Carnegie: Black Excellence on – and off – the Ice | Strong and Free 

October 12, 2021   Strong and Free – Herb Carnegie: Black Excellence on – and off – the Ice

March 11, 2021   Quebec Community Newspapers Association – Herb Carnegie belongs in Hockey Hall of Fame, family says

February 23, 2021  RDS – Herb Carnegie, ami de Jean Béliveau, était aimé à Québec

February 21, 2021   CBC – Herb Carnegie’s grandson petitions to get grandfather inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

February 15, 2021   Sportsnet – “Born Too Soon” by Stephanie Hinds on Herb Carnegie 

February 8, 2021   A Winning Habit –  Canadiens: Remember Herb Carnegie, Beliveau’s First Pro Lineman

February 4, 2021   Orlando Solar Bears Hockey – Jotting It Down with Jesse: The Case for Herb Carnegie’s Enshrinement…

October 29, 2020   Sportsnet – Inside the fight to get Herb Carnegie into the Hockey Hall of Fame

June 24, 2020   CTV News – Remembering Herbert Carnegie, robbed of NHL dream by racism

January 27, 2020   Beach Metro – Legacy of Herb Carnegie remembered at Black History Month event in East York

January 24, 2020    Toronto Public Library – The Herb Carnegie Story: Canada’s First Professional Black Hockey Player

November 7, 2019   Society for International Hockey Research – Herb Carnegie’s story still relevant today

December 3, 2018   North York Historical Society – North Yorker Herb Carnegie a Hockey Trailblazer

November 29, 2018   The Peterborough Examiner – North Yorker Herb Carnegie a hockey trailblazer

November 13, 2018   Color of Hockey – Willie O’Ree, inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame, says …

August 26, 2017   Ottawa Citizen – Herb Carnegie: The best black hockey player to never play in the NHL

November 22, 2016   Timmins Today – The legacy of The Black Line

March 24, 2015   The Guardian – The forgotten story of … Herbert Carnegie’s attempt to break ice hockey’s color barrier

September 20, 2012   Inside Hockey – The Case for Herb Carnegie

March 14, 2012  Aurora Banner – Trailblazer Herbert Carnegie remembered

March 12, 2012  Investment Executive – Investors Group honours departed hockey pioneer Herb Carnegie

March 12, 2012    Sports Illustrated – Racism denied Herb Carnegie but didn’t stop him

March 10, 2012   La Presse – Herb Carnegie rend l’âme à 92 ans

March 10, 2012   CP24 – Hockey trailblazer Herb Carnegie dies at 92

March 9, 2012   New York TimesA Hockey Trailblazer Who Missed His Chance

February 28, 2009   The Bleacher Report – Herb Carnegie: Hockey’s First Black Superstar

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