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The NHL's players shut down the league on Thursday and Friday as boycotts took over the sports world following the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wis.Playing a key role in the NHL's action were members of the Hockey Diversity Alliance, who on Thursday afternoon "formally requested that Commi sioner sic Bettman Daryl Worley Jersey and the NHL suspend all playoff games today to allow players and fans to reflect on what happened and to send a me sage that human rights must take priority over sport." STATEMENT Our response to the NHLs response to the radical injustice and violence. Hockey Diversity Alliance (@TheOfficialHDA) Created last June by current and former NHL players who are BIPOC, the HDA was formed to eradicate systemic racism and intolerance in hockey. On July 14, the alliance sent the NHL a pledge for it to sign and alist of actionable items Austin Bryant Jersey .The NHL hasnot yet signed the pledge. OnSaturday, theHDA released an eight-point plan highlighting what itasked of the league, including:The NHL and its teams would work to increase the employmentof Black executives, Black hockey-related personnel and Black non-hockey related personnel.Ensure that at least 10 percent of the league's procurement Jim Cain Jersey expenditure is from Black suppliers before the start of the next season.The HDA selects 50 percent of the members of the Executive Inclusion Committee (or any succe sor thereof).Mandatory anti-racism and unconscious-bias education for all employees before the start of the 2020-21 season.Creation of HDA-approvedzero-tolerance policies and sanctions.Zero-tolerance support of any organization that Dan Campbell Jersey "has engaged in, promoted or failed to appropriately respond to racist conduct in their organization of any kind."Transparency regarding these actions with the HDA.Commit to funding the HDA to help "support social justice initiatives," build gra sroots hockey development programs from BIPOC and create training for all minor hockey leagues in North America.These actions can also be found in the following Twitter thread Bobby Layne Jersey from the HDA:On July 14, we asked the NHL to sign the . The following are the specific items we've asked for. We hope to be in a position to announce an agreement in respect of the Pledge commitments before the end of the playoffs.1/10 | Hockey Diversity Alliance (@TheOfficialHDA)