Rogers & Sarah Nurse Team Up to Make Hockey More Inclusive With “Nursey Night”
This past Friday, Rogers teamed up with Olympic champion and PWHL Toronto superstar, Sarah Nurse, to host the first Nursey Night of the PWHL season at the “Battle on Bay St.” matchup between PWHL Toronto and PWHL Montreal at Scotiabank Arena. Led by Nurse and presented by Rogers, Nursey Night is an initiative to introduce more young girls to hockey and help make the game a more inclusive space.
In front of a sellout crowd that set a new attendance record for professional women’s hockey, Rogers kicked off the initiative with a donation of $50,000 to Nursey Night in support of Black Girl Hockey Club, a non-profit organization that focuses on making hockey more inclusive for not only Black girls, but also for their families and allies, by preventing exclusion in hockey based on race, gender, sexuality or financial barriers. The club has chapters across every province in Canada that work to provide equipment, game experiences, scholarships, and hockey program payments to their participants.
“I am so proud to partner with Rogers and Black Girl Hockey Club to help grow women’s hockey across Canada by making the sport more inclusive for all fans,” said Nurse. “Thank you, Rogers, for continuing to support the PWHL and helping to grow the game.”
Throughout the PWHL season, Nursey Night and Rogers will be providing girls from the Black Girl Hockey Club community with a once-in-a-lifetime experience by hosting them at select PWHL Toronto home and away games, and by helping them gain mentorship directly from Nurse herself through post-game visits. At the end of the season, each attendee will be invited to a virtual meet and greet to further foster community within hockey. The next Nursey Night is March 8th.
In front of a sellout crowd that set a new attendance record for professional women’s hockey, Rogers donated $50,000 to Nursey Night in support of Black Girl Hockey Club. Pictured: Navdeep Bains, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Rogers; Charmaine Rohee-Morgan, Rogers Black Leadership Council; Saroya Tinker, Founder, Black Girl Hockey Club; Stephen Haynes, Rogers Black Leadership Council; and Girls from Black Girl Hockey Club