imagine spending $5K on tickets, driving to Montreal, getting roasted online for having your jersey tucked into your pants and then your team loses in OT
nhl teams will scratch or suspend players for missing team breakfasts or practice, but are like "no comment we can't do anything!" when their head coach or gm is found by an independent investigation to have participated in in covering up sex abuse
there is not a single nhl panellist that would ever do this and if anyone did, the replies would be full of the dumbest people in the world complaining about sticking to sports
honestly, imagine spending the last however many decades advertising you're the toughest sport and it turns out you're a league full of grown ass dudes afraid of rainbows on jerseys lmao
i'm not defending galchenyuk but it is, uh, interesting that damage to property and resisting arrest results in a pretty quick termination of contract, unlike some other allegations where the league is like, oh no what are we supposed to do
the nhl going from "well most players wear pride jerseys" to "well 7 players refused to wear pride jerseys so now no one can wear them" is basically the same as the school boards banning books because of 11 ppl.
an exercise in cowardice.
NEWS: The NHL sent an updated memo to teams Thursday clarifying what they can do this season with special initiatives such as Pride Night.
A source told ESPN that several teams sought clarity as the first memo was deemed to be confusing and restrictive.
the preds' universal participation in pride night and comments from john hynes and tyson barrie are especially meaningful for a team in TN.
worth noting they were (iirc) the only team in the bubble that wore shirts expressly saying "black lives matter"
nhl:
if you screw up a trade or test prospects pre combine, you lose your first round pick.
if you ignore/conceal a coach sexually assaulting a player, put his name on the stanley cup, and take no action (resulting in him later assaulting minors!), you get connor bedard.
Yes. We absolutely do not agree with such behavior in a professional athlete who, likely, is an idol for many children. Totally unacceptable. We know he's not the only one doing this. But share it on social media? He should be punished accordingly.
galaxy brains at nhl front office are now in the position of penalizing dermott for violating the policy or making it absolutely clear that it is absolutely toothless and just a gesture to pander to homophobes.
congratulations, genius policy.
I fell in love with hockey when I was 8. My parents are 1st gen Chinese immigrants; they knew nothing about hockey but they signed me up for ringette. I saw a Patrick Roy poster in a rink when I first played goal in a ringette game, and decided he was my favorite player. (1/)
galaxy brains at nhl front office are now in the position of penalizing dermott for violating the policy or making it absolutely clear that it is absolutely toothless and just a gesture to pander to homophobes.
congratulations, genius policy.
mocking coyotes fans is an especially weird choice in a year where auston matthews, a direct example of the growth of hockey in arizona, is probably going to score 70 goals
imagine deciding not to immunize your child from hep b, meningitis and the risk of cancer from hpv because you have worms for brains.
we are living in the stupidest timeline.
My daughter is due for her grade six vaccine schedule as per the
#Canadian
🇨🇦 government’s recommendations.
We’ve never been against vaccines until recently. I’ve travelled extensively and have received many vaccines over time.
Nonetheless, we have decided to forgo my
can someone ask one of the staals or james reimer how, specifically, wearing a pride jerseys goes against their christian beliefs? and then follow that up with, how, specifically, that is consistent with saying they carry no judgment and everyone is welcome?
never underestimate the willingness of hockey media to erase the voice, agency and well-being of women to tell the exact same redemption story of yet another promising young man.
Logan Mailloux is writing another chapter in his story tonight at Bell Centre.
Personal opinion: We're overeager as a society to throw away the key sometimes. Especially with 17-year-olds who make awful decisions.
Horrible choices. There is no minimizing that. He's paid a real
if you're in the replies to the carson briere video saying it's fine to throw a wheelchair down a flight of stairs, there should be a free pass for someone to toss you down a flight of stairs
a high probability of a 2023-24 nhl season with babcock, quenneville, and bowman all back in the league, and the blackhawks with a generational first overall pick. this league is a joke.
i think it's good to question the flames, but also i think it's absolutely wild that hockey canada has been completely silent. no resources for survivors. no donations to advocacy organizations. no regular updates on their commitment to sexual consent training. just silence.
people who cover up sex abuse allegations for 10+ years, and made a deliberate decision to not deal with it so as not to upset team chemistry for a stanley cup, are objectively not good people, no matter what they did for you personally.
this is not difficult.
watching people get upset about people pointing out that bobby hull was racist and a nazi sympathizer is extra funny when you consider that these were things he was *proud of and very open about*
Patrick Kane called the Bowman and MacIsaac ousters "necessary moves" and "the right moves." He also called Bowman "a great man who did a lot of things for me personally."
The thing that has really struck me today is that the stories and memories are near universally about Johnny Gaudreau's kindness, goodness, and ability to bring joy to each of them, whether they were teammates, media members, or fans, both friends and strangers.
nothing underscores how stupid it was for the nhl to make the canucks play a full schedule coming back from covid than the canucks playing a less than meaningless game against the oilers at 12:30 on the first day of the stanley cup playoffs
james reimer hiding behind jesus and what he "believes the bible says", while very clearly missing the entire point of the new testament and the whole crucifixion thing three weeks before good friday/easter
anyway, i just think that if rick westhead can basically singlehandedly take down his own network's premiere broadcasting property, a lot of hockey people could have and should have said a lot of things and did not
a brave and articulate thread from gord miller's daughter.
do yourself a favour after you read the thread and go read all of her replies, especially "show more replies" to see the level of vitriol being directed at a 16 year old. that's exactly what barstool is.
“With Provy, he’s being true to himself and to his religion,” John Tortorella said about why Ivan Provorov did not skate in warmups with the team when they wore Pride jerseys on Pride Night. He was the only player who didn’t skate. The rest wore the jerseys.
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This isn't just a chicago blackhawks org issue. With two reports saying "it was an open secret" and "every guy on the 2010 team knew", it raises valid questions about personnel who have since left the team and are now managing/coaching other NHL teams. This league is rotten.
neither BriseBois or Cooper played hockey at any meaningful level and both of them are lawyers.
if any of you ever use "i bet you've never played" as a comeback ever again, using your own logic, it means i know actually more about hockey than you.
imo the nhl is culturally allergic to things like capfriendly and tools that drive engagement because it encourages fans to be educated, use critical thinking and ask questions, which is directly contrary to its long and storied tradition of being an insular old boys club.
nothing says "we didn't really think about this policy for even a nanosecond" like multiple players wilfully violating said policy and the league shrugs
This is completely insane.
Kids, up to age 18, are now not allowed to get changed in a hockey dressing room or shower at the rink because coaches may not "automatically know what gender someone identifies with".
i have honestly never encountered a group of more thin skinned grown ass adults than purportedly tough professional athletes crying about pride events in the year 2023
Matt Dumba, on his off day, calling out the treatment of Indigenous people in Canada, and expressing regret for not kneeling for both anthems.
An icon.
Tim’s used to be for the little guy who wanted a quick coffee and a bite. Now they’re making pizzas and crappy paper lids.
I’m done with Tim Hortons until they stop trying to push these woke paper lids that dissolve in your mouth.
gotta tell you that all the dudes saying jon cooper didn't need to apologize, in response to his personal conclusion that he needed to explain himself to his daughters, should probably not procreate
covering up sex assault in the nhl only costs you $2M (which you can more than recoup by then getting the 1OA pick) and fewer than 3 years out of the league if you are the management responsible
"christians don't get their panties in a knot when someone doesn't support their religion" is the funniest thing i have ever read. pick up a history book. read the news. use some of those god given brain cells.
if i were dating 3x olympic gold medallist, 3x world champion, 3x four continents gold medallist, 6x grand prix gold medallist, tessa virtue, i too would take a lower cap hit to stay in toronto
the wildest thing about the manti te'o story is that getting catfished / having an imaginary girlfriend raised more "leadership questions" for nfl teams than players with domestic violence and sexual assault allegations
tw: sa
anyway, i think it's v interesting to have a former player and broadcaster talk about how "women watch hockey for hot players" at a time when said sport is undergoing a very public reckoning with sex assault and treatment of women.