How student researchers are changing the data game in support of Indigenous hockey – Brock U

March 25, 2026

When Lucas Rotondo (BSM ’24) was invited to participate in a sport research project supporting Indigenous hockey players, he didn’t realize he was taking the first step on an unexpected journey.

Then an undergraduate Sport Management student, Rotondo was eager to develop his technical skills. Beyond leading him to his current master’s program at Brock, however, the experience also proved to be an opportunity for personal growth.

“Those opportunities allowed me to reconnect with a significant part of who I am, which was so impactful for me,” says Rotondo, a member of the Michipicoten First Nation. “And as I look back, those were important moments in my personal learning and healing as well.”