Posted on 08/27/2020 4:59:54 PM PDT by EdnaMode
The NHL is following the MLB, NBA, WNBA and MLS' lead ... with the league officially postponing games following the Jacob Blake shooting.
"After much discussion, NHL Players believe that the best course of action would be to take a step back and not play tonight’s and tomorrow’s games as scheduled," the league announced Thursday.
The decision comes after several players -- including Matt Dumba and Evander Kane -- criticized the league's response to the boycotts sweeping the sports world.
The NHL says they support the players' wishes ... and will make up the games starting Saturday.
NHL continued ... "Black and Brown communities continue to face real, painful experiences. The NHL and NHLPA recognize that much work remains to be done before we can play an appropriate role in a discussion centered on diversity, inclusion and social justice.
As we previously reported ... the NBA kickstarted a massive movement on Wednesday after the Milwaukee Bucks elected to stay in the locker rooms in protest ... and have since agreed to continue the season.
"We understand that the tragedies involving Jacob Blake, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others require us to recognize this moment," the NHL added.
"We pledge to work to use our sport to influence positive change in society."
Its because of the backlash
All of these sports leagues are actually controlled by anti-American marxist sympathizers. Echoes of Nazi Germany.
What backlash?
Get woke....Yada,Yada.
Plenty of backlash
Sometimes you should just google stuff instead of asking
They were the only pro sport that I watched.
Done.
I didn’t know they were playing.
Have they sainted Blake yet?
It’s because of the Marxists.
I’m done with pro sports too.
What are all these @ssh@t$ going to do when they decide to play their games and NO ONE SHOWS UP TO WATCH? Or even worse, only 10 people show up so they are forced to play the game for the paying fans. That’s what I would love to see.
They’re too busy trying to outvirtue one another.
What about the backlash against the backlash?
Every cloud has a silver lining!
Bye Bye pro sports! Don’t let the door hit your a$$ on the way out.
No loss to either of us, then.
I was just flipping through the channels. One said Stanley Cup Finals. They were running a Meccum Auto Auction instead.
Much better entertainment.
What unimaginable courage!
(Experience has taught me I really do need the “/s”)
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