Posted on 10/15/2019 2:00:22 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian
The defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues visited the White House and met with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.
A tradition of North American sports teams visiting the U.S. capital dates back to at least 1865 , but the practice has grown divisive under the Trump administration.
The White House livestreamed the public ceremony on YouTube, which fans can watch below.
President Trump complimented multiple Blues players, including Alex Steen, Jaden Schwartz and Jordan Binnington for their play during the team's championship run during his speech. He also recognized superfan Laila Anderson , who was in attendance at the public ceremony.
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Also, please note the lack of diversity in that photo.
All the teams have looked pretty happy to be there. As far as diversity goes, there’s lots. Men with beards, clean shaven and in between.
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With the Europeans, I’m sure there is a decent enough balance of Francophones, Anglophones, and Aliophones—and that makes for diversity in the traditional Canadian style.
Go Habs.
The NHL went to great lengths to collaborate with the Soviet Union to schedule exhibition games with the Central Red Army and Soviet national teams even during the height of the Cold War. That's something a lot of us here on FR might want to think about when we read various media reports about the ongoing NBA-China fiasco.
It has already infected the management, though. Many teams participate in some sort of pro-homo event or parade every year. Just check NHL.com.
I love hockey so much. Im so glad its less political other sports.
Awesome pic!
Trump is great at these events. I’m glad the NHL decided to stay out of politics and accept graciously this honor.
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