Akim Aliu’s phone has been ringing off the hook ... He was the son of a Nigerian father and a Russian mother. Born in Lagos, he’d spent years of his youth in Kiev before moving to Toronto ...

And one of the most notable reactions there came from former NHL player Akim Aliu, who’s also known for his work trying to expand diversity in hockey and his honest comments about the barriers ...

Few responses proved more powerful than those coming from former NHLer Akim Aliu. The former Flame - a Nigerian-born Ukrainian-Canadian who played with Subban across various points of their hockey ...

And again, with everything that’s happening right now between Canada and the United States, maybe P.K. should have thought twice before sharing that message… Akim Aliu has been in the spotlight in ...

P.K. Subban's former teammate Akim Aliu has labeled him a "disgrace" in a lengthy rant for endorsing U.S. President Donald Trump's "51st state" remark. Subban expressed his excitement over Trump's ...