Dubas spoke about needing a wider range of voices in hockey on Thursday night at the MLSE Foundation's speaker series. After a 45-minute panel, audience members were given the opportunity to ask Dubas and the other panellists questions and a university student asked about increasing diversity in sports.
Dubas went on to explain how, in his experience, hiring a diverse range of people was helpful to the Maple Leafs. Dubas's comments came at the end of a week where diversity in hockey had been hotly debated across Canada. "I wish our organization represented the way that our city is, 100 per cent," said Dubas. "I wish we had much more diversity within our staff. But we're getting there, we're trying. I just think it's helped us so much in our thinking."
My question is, why wasn’t Jessica Allen fired for her assinine comment? To me, apology is not good enough for her racist comment! That tells me and a lot of people that Cherry was a target from the get go!
Cut the freaking PC crap
When was the last time the Leafs won the Cup? Not in my lifetime.
He should also want to see more wins.
Gosh. Good for him. What a tool.
Of course he does now.... lol.
Having diversity in hockey is a hard thing to do, you can’t exclude someone based on gender or sexual preference because they’re trying to have the best in that business, excluding people solely on whether they have a vagina or penis doesn’t cut it in this competitive environment
So do I
If you aren’t going for the best players you can, the leafs aren’t gonna win for another 50 years. Ever thought some families may not see hockey as great fit for their kids ? We also don’t see lots of Caucasian players playing badminton or table tennis, is that a problem ?
Now, say the same thing expect about basketball.
He should take the lead and draft orientals, East Indians and Indians instead of paying for over priced and underperforming white men!
Great idea. The leafs have 100+ years of history and have only had 7 players of african american descent. The Oilers have 40 years and 13 players. If every roster is 21 players, that means POC have made up only 0.00333% of Leaf teams. Your move Toronto
How bout we see some adversity from our hockey team!
That’s believable.
NHL in a few years. Every team must have, at least: 2 players of color 1 female goalie 2 gay skaters 2 guys older than 40 1 atheist 1 skate chair athlete 1 Syrian immigrant
Fire him . What he is saying is he wants to make the nhl softer. Soft like the team he put together . Pretty much he wants the team to have no balls . More women
This works both ways, I can say I want more diversity in basketball (which I don’t), but then I’d be called a Nazi. Let not play this virtue signaling game, let’s not water down everything that’s fun to fit a narrative. Please.
Sounds like Trudeau. All talk, 0 accomplishments. Diversity is our strength. Diversity is our strength. Diversity is our strength.
I’d like to see more diversity in stories. This is about the 9th tweet of this article in 48hrs. We get it. The leafs suck on the ice so th media has to find something else about them to shove down our throats.
I want to be entertained, I want the best product before me, regardless of race, sexual orientation etc.
Calling on all hackers big business spends too time destroying lives show Rogers and tsn what we as Canadian expect and to stop firing my friends
I think He needs to worry about his team at the moment
That’s called deflecting
I guess we all have different priorities I would like to see a winning team.. And I believed Nazem Samir could of helped but you traded diversity..
Maybe worry about putting together a winning team fist...
I'd you are Black and want your kid playing this sport you have mental issues. It's just a matter of time before they start calling your kid a N...er
How hilarious is it that Dubas wants more diversity in hockey, yet the team he constructed is by far the least diverse team I've ever seen. Zero fighters, zero grinders, zero defensive minded Dmen. It's all speed and skill. Dubas doesn't know a thing about hockey.
Equality of outcome is not a good thing
WTF does that mean? More baseballers, more basketballers, more tennisers? You aren't a social justice league you are a hockey team, get over yourself.
Ya, cause he has his team running like a fine tuned machine now he needs to focus on something else
How about hire the best ppl for the job!!
MapleLeafs need better hockey players and coaching to win more games, not a more diverse front office. Can't imagine many fans (the ones who pay the bills) much care about your diversity. Just win games more often!
How bout stepping aside to allow diversity?
Must pick the best players. End of.
What is he fn talking about? You’re a kid ruining a franchise. That’s diverse. What more do you want? Throwing a smoke screen from his mismanagement
How about you just hire the most qualified candidate that applies.
What a joke. Diversity destroyed Toronto. Just look at the murder and crime rate since 2015.
You said it! Click bait!
First priority is diversity, second priority is winning.
Why could you get more click batey? Stirring the pot is not legitimate journalism. Shame, shame, shame.
Yeah nice timing meatball.
Only in Canada eh!
You mean, like what, “Quotas”?
FireJessAllen BoycottCTV
Just play the best players no matter....!
I’d like to see more diversity and the firing of Mike Babcock.
Is this new school thinking, fuck that, let’s go old school
Gonna be kind of hard for him to do that when your own employee said hockey is just full of a bunch of white male bullies. firejessicaallen
I suggest TML hire/promote based on who is the strongest possible candidate that will bring the most value and bring their best.... you know, the same way they’re suppose to pick the team that hits the ice. Dubas is a vapid, superficial, self hating man with River Cuomo glasses.
As a fan, I want to see more wins!
First let me say firejessallan. Secondly: please. Hockey is the glue that binds communities from coast to coast. In my town alone there’s asians, blacks, hispanics and whites playing hockey. But you know what? Nobody gives a shit about the colour of others. They just have fun.
We need more lesbians in the nhl
Not going to happen while racism/misogyny/homophobia still runs culture of sport
CTVAtlantic Kyle? Thats such a p*ssy name
That’s like JustinTrudeau wanting an even gender cabinet. WE DONT CARE. Please just find someone competent for the damn job.
Same for basketball.
It’s an elitist sport. Good luck with that.
Oh here we go, another nancy boy about to destroy his own organization in order to appease
Fans want to see the best players
Depends on the skill🤔 Doesn't matter, at the end of the day the best are drafted regardless of colour , ethnic background etc..
Get a life. If your good at hockey go for it otherwise don’t ruin it by putting quotas in hockey!
Ok buddy
Well boys we did it, racism is no more
Agreed let’s start with his job!
Well maybe it's time for affirmative action. Kyle should resign his position and give it to a diverse person. PutUpOrShutUp
kyledubas doesn't have the same goal as the millions of fans of his MapleLeafs -- we want a Stanley Cup! Maybe he and Babcock should be fired together.
Trans ?
I’ve always liked this guy. Smart.
Bring on Ted Nolan as a commentator, he will be the only First Nation commentator!
Talent determines eligibility at the higher levels. At the minor levels there is lots of diversity and equipment/fees assistance is available thru many venues...this is more sjw blithering
I want to see more diversity in basketball seems like it has too many black players why don't we get more diversity in basketball?
For those upset about this comment please understand that more diversity in hockey doesn’t mean players with less skill. It means removing systemic barriers so more people can to learn to play and fall in love with the game🧡💙
Screw winning the cup, just have community love ins.
I want whoever is best for the job never mind your diversity. I don’t care about your sex ,gender, religion or sexual orientation, I care about if your hockey knowledgable and are you the best at your job in that position. Justin Trudeau in disguise
How about your do your job!
Ok Harry Potter
I guess hockey will have to become more affordable. Diversity comes from all socio-economic backgrounds.
How weird is it that he looks exactly like Jess Allen with short hair. Uncanny. Have they ever been seen in the same room together?
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So just the opposite of what they want to see in Quebec.
go for it. trans. let's have some trans in there.
Put your money where your mouth is. Make a bunch of diversity hires.
Is anyone actually stopping diversity in anything? Or is this a call to unnaturally force it?
He’s hilarious! Way to divert the attention away from the shitty moves that he’s made ever since Lamoriello left. Yes I am a Habs fan but it was finally nice to see Toronto up on their feet and this clown is about to ruin everything. firedubas
Kyle doofus ?
How about more wins Kyle? Maybe do your job first? We have to deal with this progressive bs in every other aspect of our lives now, how about worry more about trying to win a cup or two then people might have time for your social engineering.
Or..... how about the best, most talented applicant, still gets the job?
He should worry about the Laffs and leave the Diversity to Trudeaudumb
Dufas has that ability. Stop talking and start drafting diverse players. Lol
How about better leaf picks
And Maple Leaf fans want to see a team that can win 4 playoff games
How about he focusses on bringing in players that will win hockey games consistently instead of worrying about diversity and politics within hockey.
I must be missing something, is this comment to help CTV support your other show that amplified the white boy comment, “social” CTV Trying to position it better. CTV you have problems
I’d like to see a better fucking Maple Leafs team. Maybe concentrate on that.
Hey Kyle. How about a winning team in Toronto first before the virtue signaling.
OF COURSE HE DOES!!
Well I guess they have to get better at fn hockey then don’t they
Takes time to change culture. Fact remains most immigrants and children of immigrants play the sports they grew with up. The fact that we don’t accept as many immigrants from hockey playing countries; you will not get much diversification.
Diversity will include women players 🤔
Diversity in hockey means making it cheaper to play the game
I know, let's get those woke snowflakes from TheSocialCTV to gear up and we can throw them out as the Leafs checking line . Pretty sure they have at least one POC in the group. Is that diverse enough for ya?
Rumour has it Jess Allen is being considered.
Virtue signalling at it's finest. Sure it's good to have a diversity of opinion and perspectives. Has nothing to do with sex, skin colour, sexual orientation etc.
Diversity is awesome! if a kid can put the puck in the net or keep it out (depending on their position) that’s all that matters!
Now we are going to far
Two thumbs up, diversify at all levels.
What about the best person for the team?
How about focusing on providing MLSE employees with living wages Ass whole! People working in that rat infested place need a raise and treated with respect 😡
He needs to worry about finding a defense men and stop virtue signalling!
moronic! wouldn't they pick the best players regardless of race?
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And I want to see world peace. How about some news?
Try winning first
So players should now be drafted and signed based on the color of their skin and not their talent? Or am I reading too much into this?
Is this the same guy who traded away Kadri?
Then make like JustinTrudeau and start hiring people based off their skin colour and not abilities. Trade Matthews and Marner for anybody that isn’t white.
Right on queue CTV. I knew a story like this was coming. Keep doing your part to divide this country. History will not be kind to you.
Slow news day
Oh for Pete’s sake. What a stupid comment. If a “non white” person is an excellent player then by all means absolutely put them there. But you can’t make a league diverse if the people aren’t playing the sport 🙄
Get rid of Dirty white boys firejessicaallen
Another jerk who's version of diversity is racist & only skin deep. Maybe he should focus more on his team than far left nonsense. No one is keeping anyone out of hockey everyone is free to play the game regardless of race or gender.
I'd like the NHL just hire the best people only.
Wonder if he means female players in the league that kind of diversity or the hummus type. Is he calling for the same sort of diversity all across Sports. Like basketball and football. They need more white people in them games. Same standard
Does Kyle want to see more diversity in basketball, probably not. Fans want to see the best players play no matter their background...that’s it.
Just like Trudeau now we will select people not because there the right person for the job but because we want diversity, quit practicing to be good just hope your diverse enough for the job is message I’m getting.
General Manager? So why did he send his son to speak to the media?
MapleLeafs need better hockey players and coaching to win more games, not a more diverse front office. Can't imagine many fans much care about your diversity. Just win games more often!
He should resign his position and let a POC have it.
All rich white liberals say this. Nobody is against it but only they like to virtue signal.
It's all about virtue signalling to make sure people know you're not a racist, it's not about actual diversity. These people are injecting a dangerous ideology into hockey simply because they don't want to be called racist. Dubas is a pathetic worm.
Can we please keep the pandering and identity politics out of hockey please. We get enough of it from our politicians thanks.
Go ahead. Start on the ice and if you refuse there because you want the best actual players, apply that to your entire organization and stop your damn virtue signalling. Explains why the Leafs can't win though.
Why? Why exactly does hockey need more diversity? Does basketball need more diversity? This ideology is evil.
Then hire diverse hockey players
This 'guy' looks more like the ringette type..
Maple Leaf Fans want to see more wins...focus on that !!!
QUOTAS . We do not need quotas.
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