Color of Hockey: Deaf teen girl driven to one day excel in college game

Niccum stars on Minnesota high school team, says 'differences only hold you back if you let them'. William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog for the past nine years. Douglas joined NHL.com in March 2019 and writes about people of color in the game. Today, he profiles Kailey Niccum, a 17-year-old deaf Minnesota player who aspires to play college hockey.