Darril Fosty is a Canadian born sports writer and award winning author and documentarian. Co-author of the book Black Ice: The Lost History of the Coloured Hockey League

Coloured Hockey League

The Coloured Hockey League was an all-black ice hockey league founded in Nova Scotia in 1894, which featured teams from across Canada's Maritime Provinces. The league operated for several decades lasting until 1930....

 of the Maritimes, 1895–1925, he is considered a leading expert on the Coloured Hockey League

Coloured Hockey League

The Coloured Hockey League was an all-black ice hockey league founded in Nova Scotia in 1894, which featured teams from across Canada's Maritime Provinces. The league operated for several decades lasting until 1930....

and is the co-founder of the Society of North American Hockey Historians and Researchers along with Boxscore World Sportswire. In addition, he has also co-authored the books Splendid Is The Sun: The 5,000 Year History of Hockey [2004], Footie's Black Book: A Guide To International Association Football - 2010 World Cup Edition [2010], and the Apocalypse 2012 Cookbook: An End of the World Cooking and Survival Guide for the Man, Woman and Family On The Run [2011]. In April 2011, he received a Teaching Award from George Washington University..

In 2007, his efforts to uncover the history of early African-Canadian hockey was featured in the ESPN documentary Frozen Out.