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Snoop Dogg, a popular rapper and avid hockey fan, has high hopes for the Ottawa Senators if he and Los Angeles-based businessman Neko Sparks successfully buy the NHL team. Snoop plans to create a youth hockey program and join the ownership group to encourage kids to play the sport.
Snoop has championed hockey for 25 years and has demonstrated his passion for the game in multiple ways. He has appeared in music videos wearing hockey jerseys, provided analysis on NHL broadcasts, and performed at hockey events, including the 2017 All-Star Game.
Owning a team, however, would be an entirely different level of participation, and Snoop is excited by the possibility of altering perceptions of hockey.
A Snoop Youth Hockey League will be established outside Canada to promote the sport in urban groups and give them the opportunity to play it. He wants to introduce the sport of hockey to young children who might not otherwise have access to it because he thinks there is a gap in American hockey culture.
Snoop has experience developing profitable children’s sports ventures. Choice no. #2 of the 2023 draft, CJ Stroud, has played in a youth soccer league he manages, sending more than 20,000 kids to Division 1 NCAA programs. According to Snoop, sports can help young people develop greater organizational skills, a stronger sense of of the family and the ability to achieve great things.
The Ottawa Senators aren’t just talking to Snoop. Ryan Reynolds and the Remington Group recently made a $1 billion offer to buy the franchise. In two weeks the proposals for the next round will be defined. It’s more than just a cheap opportunity for Snoop to own a hockey team. He has the opportunity to support the game that he loves.
On October 20, 1971, Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr., aka Snoop Dogg, was born in Long Beach, California. He is also known as Snoop Lion. He is an American rapper and recording artist who first gained notoriety in the 1990s and later established himself as a major player in gangsta rap. Snoop Dogg’s first clashes with the law served as the basis for his characteristic rap technique.
Snoop Dogg pursued a career in hip-hop despite his turbulent past, which led to him being spotted by rapper Dr. Dre. Because Dr. Dre’s hit singles featured his distinct vocals and lyrics, Doggystyle, his self-released debut album, soared to the top of the Billboard 200 chart.
