Akim Aliu

About

Former Canadian ice hockey player who played for HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga. He was a second round selection of the Chicago Blackhawks, 56th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut in April 2012.  

Before Fame

His first pair of skates was purchased at a garage sale, and he began playing in a house league in the Toronto neighborhood of Parkdale. Within a few years, he was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League in the first round by the Windsor Spitfires. 

Trivia

In his career, he has played for the Rockford IceHogs, an American Hockey League (AHL) team. In November 2019, he went public with allegations that former Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters, while coaching the AHL's Rockford IceHogs, directed racial epithets at him in the locker room. 

Family Life

He was born in Nigeria. He has been in a relationship. He has a son called Kash Michael Aliu. 

Associated With

In June 2020, he co-founded the Hockey Diversity Alliance alongside professional ice hockey player Evander Kane, to address intolerance and racism in hockey.