Brian Burke is very disappointed.
It's especially disheartening because the NHL was such a forerunner in supporting the LGBTQ community.
Supposedly, if the NHL sticks to what they wrote in the second or third clarifying memo (I lost track), there will be no specialty jerseys on ice at all (warmups, game, and maybe even practices)... so no situation where a player could be singled out for chosing to not wear them. We shall see if that standard is kept though.
This was my thought as well, and we have the locker room that could/would do it. This decision will be applauded by like 10% of the fanbase and piss off 60%. It's the idea that corporations don't care about social issues, but caring about them is how you improve a company's imagine(make more money). I considered the NHL second the the NBA in being progressive, this is just a terrible self own
Fantastic. Score one for convictions, inclusiveness, love, and courage. (Not sure the NHL leadership is exhibiting any of those but at a minimum they caved in the right direction).
Was he wagering on non NHL stuff from a team facility? That nabbed some NFL guys.
Right? Like I get a ban gambling on your own team, but leagues takes the millions up millions of ad dollars from these sportsbooks websites and even works them into the pregames. You see at least one ad per break. I haven't really been a gambler(I enjoyed it if it was there, been to a casino like 5 times, last was over 15 years ago) and I even caught myself thinking for a split second that picking a parlay would be fun while sitting on my couch. It feels really dirty to watch and I can't imagine how much damage this is going to people with even a minimal gambling itch
Terrible. Throat slashes are rare but it seems like they could be avoided if players wore neck guards. They're not cool and maybe not comfortable either, but it seems like the benefit outweighs the cost.
It got taken down off the Everton site where I learned of the incident.
Well, Clint Malarchuk is an example I can think of off the top of my head. That was years ago but he almost died. It seems like I hear about something like this at one level of hockey or another every few years or so.
Can one be crafted that isn’t more of a threat than a defense to non-goalies? I feel like having hard plastic so close to the throat could end poorly for people flying around the ice being checked into the boards and what not.
I was thinking something like this (but designed just for the neck and not as bulky).
High school player in my town died this way 2 years ago. West Point player had it happen last year, but luckily the laceration was to a branch, not the carotid, and they were able to save him. It’s rare, but it does happen. Seems like maybe once every year or two at some level. USA Hockey still doesn’t mandate neck guards, although it recommends them. CT youth hockey started requiring them and enforcing it after the local kid died.
TJ Oshie"s company Warroad makes a protective base layer that a few of the kids on my team wear that I'm guessing more will start wearing following this incident.
I literally am terrified that I’ll see this kind of thing happen in a live game, one of those things that’s buried in the back of my head as I watch.
I know the situations aren't relatable in the slightest but the fact that the Blackhawks covered up sexual assault and got a slap on the wrist then drafted Bedard and the Sens lose a first for hiding a no trade list is just bananas to me.
