NHL Looks to Inner-Cities for New Generation of Diverse Players

Jamal Mayers has a rare spot in the record books. The retired hockey player, who spent 14 seasons in the NHL is one of seven black men out of over a thousand names in the history of the league who has had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. But it almost didn't happen.

"My brother allowed me to play when I was 11-years-old. I feel indebted to him for that," Mayers says.

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