A Fly in a Pail of Milk

Short Description

A compelling memoir of one of the greatest hockey players to ever play the game, but who never made the NHL because of institutional racism. Eventually recognized by the Canada Sports Hall of Fame, Herb Carnegie was a man whose charitable work and work with young people left the world a better place.

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This revised edition features important information about Herb Carnegie’s later life, including his eventual recognition by Canada Sports Hall of Fame.
Herb Carnegie’s work training young hockey players and establishing Canada’s first hockey school, Future Aces, resulted in his becoming a member of the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada.
Conn Smythe, the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the time, allegedly stated he would pay $10,000 to anyone who could turn Carnegie white. As a Black man playing hockey in the 1950s, Herb Carnegie endured racism throughout his sports career, and Carnegie believes racism played an important part in keeping him out of the NHL.

Audience

Readers of sports history and sports biography.
Readers of Black history titles.
Future Aces attendees, past and present.