Hard to overstate just how hard-hittingly white this news drop is:

The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams, and the results show that hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity at all levels.

The report released Tuesday found that 83.6% of the NHL's workforce is white and that men make up nearly 62% of the total, based on the 4,200 people who participated in a voluntary and anonymous survey (about 67% of all employees).

That nearly mirrors the situation on the ice, where more than 90% of players and nearly all coaches and officials are white.

NHL execs being handed the report telling them that their workforce and playing ranks are both whiter than a Colorado Costco:

Seriously, you didn't need a report to know this. You just had to have been aware of the NHL's existence for more than four minutes or so. Hockey is an extremely white sport.

Everyone's welcome, of course. But for some reason white people just seem to love hockey. Who knows why.

Hockey originated in and is still based largely in Canada, a frigid nation that's whiter than snow itself (85% of the population).

Still, they're really going to go full diversity workshop on this one:

Davis said it is not as simple as recruiting people of color to work for the NHL, that it starts with improving how underrepresented communities see and feel about the sport itself. The NHL, eager to diversify its fan base, mapped out seven courses of action, from education and community initiatives to marketing and partnerships.

Ah, diversity of skin color at the expense of diversity of thought.

NHL fans: You've avoided the woke monster for a long time. Now it's your turn in the pit. Good luck!