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Black Ice

Black Ice exposes a history of racism in hockey through the untold stories of Black hockey players, both past and present, in a predominantly white sport.

Director

Hubert Davis

Year

Genre

documentary, sport

Box Office

$47,362

Production

UNINTERRUPTED,Bell Media,Crave

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Self

Coach Bill Peters

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Like, no matter what happened,
I just kept going - Black Ice

Like, no matter what happened, I just kept going...

We just always tried to
send a message that we are - Black Ice

We just always tried to send a message that we a...

Tight. Tight. - Black Ice

Okay. So I had to call her
twice to make sure - Black Ice

Okay. So I had to call her twice to make sure...

We're ready to start
playing games eh, - Black Ice

We're ready to start playing games ...

I've always tried to tell
the whiter hockey community - Black Ice

I've always tried to tell the whiter hockey co...

I just went to the areas
in the city to where - Black Ice

I just went to the areas in the city to where...

One thing that we found
in talking to them - Black Ice

One thing that we found in talking to them...

So I just started asking
and they said, - Black Ice

So I just started asking and they said,...

- To our left this way.
(whistle blowing) - Black Ice

- To our left this way. (whistle blowing)...

- We're at 85% of the children
in the program is subsidized. - Black Ice

- We're at 85% of the children in the program is su...

So whatever it takes,
whatever money that it costs, - Black Ice

So whatever it takes, whatever money that it cos...

(melodious music) - Black Ice

(melodious music)

They're they're like I said, - Black Ice

They're they're like I said,

We don't want kids
to get too comfortable - Black Ice

We don't want kids to get too comfor...

Hockey's done a really
good job of disguising it. - Black Ice

Hockey's done a really good job of disguis...

The NHL has been talking
about diversity since 1993. - Black Ice

The NHL has been talking about diversity since 199...

They don't know
what to do with it, still today. - Black Ice

They don't know what to do with it, st...

- For me, this beautiful, - Black Ice

- For me, this beautiful,

And peoples of many cultures
will live in harmony. - Black Ice

And peoples of many cultures will live in harmony....

- Talking about racism
in Canada really pushes that - Black Ice

- Talking about racism in Canada really pushes t...

That's you know,
that's a hard pill to swallow - Black Ice

That's you know, that's a hard pi...

When Canadian multiculturalism,
Canadian Canadian tolerance, - Black Ice

When Canadian multiculturalism, Canadian Canadian toleranc...

♪ From sea to sea
a tapestry ♪ - Black Ice

♪ From sea to sea a tapestry ♪...

For centuries, ours has been
that we are not American. - Black Ice

For centuries, ours has been that we are not America...

We are
descendants of the British, - Black Ice

We are descendants of the Britis...

And America is where,
is where real racism happens. - Black Ice

And America is where, is where real racism happe...

It really goes against the core
of who we think we are. - Black Ice

It really goes against the core of who we think we are....

And that is so challenging - Black Ice

And that is so challenging

(melodious music) - Black Ice

(melodious music)

First year Pro I was in Rockford
with Chicago's farm team. - Black Ice

First year Pro I was in Rockford with Chicago's far...

We were getting ready
for a pregame skate. - Black Ice

We were getting ready for a pregame skate....

Taping their sticks,
having a coffee, chatting, - Black Ice

Taping their sticks, having a coffee, chattin...

I had my iPod going
I'll never forget it, - Black Ice

I had my iPod going I'll never forget...

And Bill Peters
comes flying in and - Black Ice

And Bill Peters comes flying in and...

And I was just like kinda - Black Ice

And I was just like kinda

And he goes,
"I'm tired of this n shit, - Black Ice

And he goes, "I'm tired of thi...

Like, I was like,
I'm 20 years old man, like, - Black Ice

Like, I was like, I'm 20 years old man...

And then I was like,
Well, what do I do now? - Black Ice

And then I was like, Well, what do I do now?...

Like, do I respond to him? - Black Ice

Like, do I respond to him?

I'm this far away from getting
to the National Hockey League, - Black Ice

I'm this far away from getting to the National Hocke...

I've worked my whole life,
like I grew up on welfare - Black Ice

I've worked my whole life, like I grew up on ...

And this is really tough for
me to say and eats me up inside, - Black Ice

And this is really tough for me to say and eats me up in...

And it came to fruition because - Black Ice

And it came to fruition because

And now
I'm walking on eggshells - Black Ice

And now I'm walking on egg...

And I just like that's a lot
to like wrap in your mind. - Black Ice

And I just like that's a lot to like wrap in you...

Like, I know what
happened was wrong, - Black Ice

Like, I know what happened was wrong,...

And I gotta make sure that the
guy that did it to me is okay, - Black Ice

And I gotta make sure that the guy that did it to me is o...

- I feel like sometimes
I'm going in circles and stuff, - Black Ice

- I feel like sometimes I'm going in circles a...

It's a reality that
you're living, racism, - Black Ice

It's a reality that you're livin...

She comes from
a huge blended family. - Black Ice

She comes from a huge blended family....

Black, Asian, First Nations. - Black Ice

Black, Asian, First Nations.

Growing up you're you know,
the butt of every joke. - Black Ice

Growing up you're you know, the butt of every ...

I think the ignorance
of little kids - Black Ice

I think the ignorance of little kids...

You kind of just get
the book thrown at you - Black Ice

You kind of just get the book thrown at you...

But I just, I just knew
all my family, like - Black Ice

But I just, I just knew all my family, like...

So you, you're constantly
standing up for those people - Black Ice

So you, you're constantly standing up for thos...

it's a lot, it's hard work,
that's exhausting, you know, - Black Ice

it's a lot, it's hard work, that's exh...

- I know there's a time
when I was younger, - Black Ice

- I know there's a time when I was young...

It was f up,
like why are you saying this? - Black Ice

It was f up, like why are you saying th...

They're like Because
you know, - Black Ice

They're like Because you know,...

It's not right,
so they'll go, - Black Ice

It's not right, so they'l...

And it was like in that moment
I just, I just fought the guy. - Black Ice

And it was like in that moment I just, I just fought the ...

The first like probably
real real fight, I think. - Black Ice

The first like probably real real fight, I think...

And I didn't flinch I guess, - Black Ice

And I didn't flinch I guess,

I got my shots in but
took a beating - Black Ice

I got my shots in but took a beating...

And like, just cried. - Black Ice

And like, just cried.

Little kids shouldn't have
to do that you know, - Black Ice

Little kids shouldn't have to do that you k...

- Growing up, I was
definitely the only black player - Black Ice

- Growing up, I was definitely the only black p...

I was a shy, timid kid, - Black Ice

I was a shy, timid kid,

When you start playing
hockey at a young age, - Black Ice

When you start playing hockey at a young age,...

We were in a tournament
some hockey tournament - Black Ice

We were in a tournament some hockey tournament...

We had one big game and then
we had an afternoon finals - Black Ice

We had one big game and then we had an afternoon fina...

You're pumped, I mean,
you're you're a kid - Black Ice

You're pumped, I mean, you're you...

Before the game
for some reason - Black Ice

Before the game for some reason...

Two or three of them were,
you know, making monkey noises - Black Ice

Two or three of them were, you know, making monkey no...

Obviously as a 10 year old kid,
like you don't know what to say - Black Ice

Obviously as a 10 year old kid, like you don't know wh...

My teammates behind me,
you know, are seeing this, - Black Ice

My teammates behind me, you know, are seeing thi...

You hear stories
about little kids, - Black Ice

You hear stories about little kids,...

Like you know, luckily for me,
you know, my game, - Black Ice

Like you know, luckily for me, you know, my game,...

And I just wanted
to shut them up - Black Ice

And I just wanted to shut them up...

(men yelling) - Black Ice

- What made this unique
was because the league - Black Ice

- What made this unique was because the league...

And had a looseness in their - Black Ice

And had a looseness in their

- At that time, - Black Ice

- At that time,

Eddie Martin, like many other
blacks at that time, - Black Ice

Eddie Martin, like many other blacks at that time,...

And so during
the course of a game in 1903, - Black Ice

And so during the course of a game in 19...

The teams and the officials
got into arguing about that - Black Ice

The teams and the officials got into arguing about th...

- And it wasn't until
25 years after, - Black Ice

- And it wasn't until 25 years after...

But ultimately,
it was the Golden Jet, - Black Ice

But ultimately, it was the Golden Jet,...

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Black Ice exposes a history of racism in hockey through the untold stories of Black hockey players, both past and present, in a predominantly white sport.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Hubert Davis

Writer: Darril Fosty

Production: UNINTERRUPTED,Bell Media,Crave

Genre: documentary, sport

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 82/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: $47,362

Released: 02 Feb 2023

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

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