The National Hockey League returned to the ice on Saturday touting support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Before the puck drop at the Chicago Blackhawks-Edmonton Oilers game, one of the first…
said that hockey, while already a great sport, can be “a lot greater” if players and fans work to end racism.
“During this pandemic something unexpected but long overdue occurred,” Dumba said on the ice at Rogers Place. “The world woke up to the existence of systematic racism and how deeply rooted it is in our society.”and the Hockey Diversity Alliance, went on to directly address to those who feel that the Black Lives Matter movement and calls for justice for victims of police violence have gone on for too long.
“Racism is a man made creation and all it does is deteriorate from our collective prosperity. Racism is everywhere and we need to fight against it,” he continued. The Minnesota Wild player then took a knee during the national anthem, becoming the first NHL player to do so. Dumba’s speech and the NHL’s powerful Saturday moment came days after the NBA had a similar showing of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. During Thursday’s NBA season restart, players of the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans In early July it was announced that NHL games and training camps will be held in the sport’s two
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