Hockey has always been too white and too limiting, not just at the NHL level but at all levels of the sport. Unfortunately, I witnessed it in minor hockey in the years I was coaching. I saw it with black players and brown players and Asian players and Jewish players and female players. I saw… Continue reading . . . Being A Racist Doesn’t Mean You Have To Call Me The “N” Word . . .
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#TBT: Disrespecting Athletes
I hate that I keep hammering this story down folks throats, but the Tweeps who called Nazem Kadri of the Toronto Maple Leafs out of his name assures me I need to keep doing so. Kadri, of Arab descent, was suspended in the first round of this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs for his retaliatory hit… Continue reading #TBT: Disrespecting Athletes
Outrageous Chants
Source: Matthew Henriques Just like teams, leagues and athletes have to remember that fans are like friends. There are good ones and bad ones. Fans come and fans go. There are bandwagon fans who cheer for a team because it is the “it” thing to do; those fans disappear rather quickly. But what about when… Continue reading Outrageous Chants