Posted on 11 March 2012. Tags: Black Canadians, Black sportsmen, Herb Carnegie, Ice Hockey, Toronto, jamaican

Herbert H. (Herb) Carnegie, CM, O.Ont (November 8, 1919 – March 9, 2012) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was born in Toronto, Ontario to Jamaican parents.
In 1948, Carnegie was given a tryout with the New York Rangers and offered a contract to play in the Rangers' minor league system. However, he was offered ...
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Posted on 17 February 2012.

The Montreal Royals were a Minor League professional baseball team located in Montreal Quebec, Canada that existed from 1897–1917 and from 1928–60 as a member of the International League and its progenitor, the original Eastern League.
The Royals are most famous as the top farm club (Class AAA beginning in 1946) of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers ...
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