Soul on Ice”
Black Commodification, Race, and the National Hockey League
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12081978 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kia Cummings (0009-0007-1772-7010, University of Nevada, Reno, corresponding author), B Burroughs (0000-0002-1298-4161, University of Nevada, Reno) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 60-67 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785 |
| Publisher | Human Kinetics (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1123/ssj.2022-0145 |
| OpenAlex | W4367154062 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
The NHL has a long-standing, problematic relationship with race. The North American sporting and racial climate have brought even more attention to this reality. A notable tactic to counter the accusation of reinforcing racism within sports corporations, including the NHL, is publicly associating themselves with minoritized organizations. This often occurs through formal partnerships or the acquisition of minoritized-founded entities, initiatives, and organizations. This paper considers how salient discourses of race and Blackness are articulated by the hosts and contributors of NHL Studio’s Soul on Ice: The Podcast (SOIP) as an acquired NHL entity. The NHL aims to reposition itself on issues of race and the portrayal of Black members within hockey through SOIP. The podcast gives a platform to empower Black voices within White hockey culture but also problematically enmeshes the NHL within the commodification of Black culture and hardship. The acquisition of Soul on Ice: The Podcast by the NHL is used to sanitize and shield the league while reinforcing the normative Whiteness of hockey. Further, the consequences of the leagues’ commodification of Blackness and the nuanced experiences of Black NHL players and community members shared via the podcast are unpacked
Commodification · Ice hockey · League · Media studies · Political science · Racism · Sociology · Sociology of sport · Soul · Theology · Gender Studies · Media Studies and Communication · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media · Sports, Gender, and Society
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |