On 9th July 2019, The NHL is praised the League Humanitarian Leadership Award by ESPN at the fifth annual Sports Humanitarian Awards. This event is sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
This award has the key purpose to honor NHL with using the power of sports to make a difference in their communities and throughout the world. During this year, with mission of NHL, they have many various strategies and goals in educating and inspiring the hockey community. As a good result, they are deserved to receive $100,000 grant donated to focus on growing the game and exposing it to new audiences.
As plan from ESPN, the one-hour recap of the event will be publicized on July 18 at 7 p.m. Almost readers are expecting this recap.
On NHL news, there are three broad categories of barriers: economic, infrastructure and culture. The main contents refer to projects about hockey which is learned and played for everyone. They have many meaningful projects to reduce the economic problems by offering sponsored equipment and registration to boys and girls ages 6-8. According to the good consequence, estimated that more than 50,000 children have taken part in this NHL project since the first project “Learn to Play” is launched for the 2015- 2016 season, including a record 29,000 for the 2017- 2018 season. It’s admirable achievement from NHL team.
Actually, NHL team have received many benefit from their relationships being a pathway to fandom. Since beginning to play in the 1992- 1993 season, amount of fan have dramatically increased in Tampa, Los Angeles and in particular Las Vegas. More people have known for the role of NHL in hockey sport. NHL team will hope that this development will reach more good news in new markets such as Seattle.