Black History: Black Hockey Players #5 - PK Subban

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Face it. Hockey is basically considered a white sport, full of Canadians, Americans, and Europeans that have been playing since they learned to walk. As a hockey fanatic, I am often asked, by people that do not follow the sport, an innocent, curious question: "Are there any black hockey players?" Yes, and I am counting down ten of those guys, in no particular order. We are at #5: PK Subban. You actually might have heard of PK Subban, if for no other reason than that he is the current beau of American superstar skier Lindsay Vonn, who has stated publicly that Mr. Subban is "The One." But we are here to talk about Subban's on-ice skills. Of which he has plenty. A big, physical, hard-hitting player, PK Subban is one of the NHL's top defensemen (in 2013, Subban won the Norris Trophy, awarded annually to the league's best defenseman.) In addition to his bruising style of play, (he is so physical that he is often considered a villain in other cities, routinely booed whenever he touches the puck, especially here in Denver, where fans haven't forgotten a questionable playoff hit two seasons ago,) Subban also has a wicked slap shot, which routinely finds the back of the net. PK Subban has played 10 seasons in the NHL, all for both the Montreal Canadiens and the Nashville Predators, although, as the result of an off-season trade, next season he will make his debut with the New Jersey Devils. During those 10 seasons, he has played in 645 NHL regular season games and 96 post-season games, racked up 98 goals (and 18 in the playoffs,) served up 310 assists (44 in the playoffs,) and has served 718 penalty minutes (133 playoffs.) In addition, as a member of Team Canada, Subban has won an Olympic Gold Medal, and two Junior World Championship Gold Medals. Basically, dude is on the way to the Hall of Fame. (Info verified by Wikipedia)