A principled decision, but one which will, no doubt, adversely affect his career. Remember, Tim Thomas, the Bruins goalie who opted not to pay homage to Obama after winning the Stanley Cup, and was effectively driven off the Bruins and out of the NHL? Professional sports are as liberal as the mainstream media- for example, today mediocre sodomite basketball player Jason Collins is being honored with the first pitch at the Red Sox- Rangers game, ostensibly for the courage of his “struggle”. Repugnant.
According to Wiki he announced his retirement a few months ago.
Thomas refused to report to training camp with the Bruins and was traded to the Islanders in February. He played in 2011-2012 but said prior to the lockout shortened 2012-2013 season that he was taking the year off. It remains to be seen if he’s “out of the NHL”.