Star-studded puck drop
NHL Diversity Ambassador and the NHL’s first black player Willie O’Ree and current NWHL player Blake Bolden join Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks and Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers for a pregame puck drop ceremony on Feb. 25 at Honda Center. O’Ree and Bolden brought the NHL Black Hockey History Tour to Anaheim ahead of the game.Debora Robinson / NHLI via Getty Images
Jackie Robinson Foundation honorees
Humanitarian Award honorees Jon and Dorothea Bon Jovi; Jackie Robinson Foundation President and CEO Della Britton Baeza and Gregg Gonsalves, chairman of the Jackie Robinson Foundation board of directors, pose for a photo at the Jackie Robinson Foundation’s 2020 ROBIE Awards Dinner on March 2 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.Jackie Robinson Foundation
Dolphins Cancer Challenge
Stephen Ross (center), Miami Dolphins chairman of the board and managing partner, leads the Dolphins contingent, including defensive end Jon Ledbetter, wide receiver Allen Hurns, cornerback Nik Needham, President/CEO Tom Garfinkel and SVP Jason Jenkins at the 10th annual Dolphins Cancer Challenge on Feb. 29 at Hard Rock Stadium. Miami Dolphins
Diamondbacks in Mexico
The Arizona Diamondbacks visited with Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Feb. 26 to raise awareness for the team’s games in Mexico City on April 18-19. From left: Richard Saenz, D-backs Hispanic consultant and Spanish radio analyst; Rodrigo Lopez, D-backs Spanish-language broadcaster; Graham Rossini, D-backs VP, special projects; D-backs President/CEO Derrick Hall; presidential adviser Miguel Torruco Garza; Obrador; presidential adviser Octavio Almada Palafox; Luis Gonzalez, senior adviser and former D-back star; Erubiel Durazo, D-backs special assistant on Mexico; Josh Rawitch, D-backs SVP, content and communications; Edgar Gonzalez, former MLB player and director of the Office of the President for the Promotion and Development of Baseball in Mexico.Office of the President of Mexico
Fiserv Forum’s first Face-Off
At the March 3 announcement of the inaugural Holiday Face-Off college hockey tournament at Fiserv Forum on Dec. 28 and 29 that will feature Wisconsin, Clarkson, Arizona State and UConn: (from left) Gazelle Group President Rick Giles; Wisconsin head coach Tony Granato; and Fiserv Forum and Bucks President Peter Feigin. The event will be produced by New Jersey-based sports marketing firm the Gazelle Group. Mary Ierlan / Fiserv Forum
Dream Gap Tour
Olympian Kendall Coyne Schofield joined Jim Jackson and Keith Jones for the Flyers-Rangers broadcast on NBC Sports Philadelphia on Feb. 28. Coyne Schofield was in Philadelphia as part of the Dream Gap Tour showcasing top-level talent to young female hockey players and fans.NBC Sports Philadelphia
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