Team Canada rises above racist comment, wins world ball hockey championship

The goaltender for Canada’s world champion junior men’s ball hockey who was subjected to a racist comment says he used it as “fuel” to help power the team to its gold medal win.

Canada’s U-16 and U-18 ball hockey teams were in Žilina, Slovakia last week to compete in the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBF) tournament.

The teams were excited to compete, but the event got off to an ugly start at the opening ceremonies. When U-18 team goaltender Aalamdaya…