Posted on 08/02/2020 8:14:40 AM PDT by MagillaX
Matt Dumba of the Minnesota Wild became the first player to kneel for the U.S. national anthem in the National Hockey League (NHL) on Saturday night before the Chicago Blackhawks faced the Edmonton Oilers in Alberta, Canada.
Dumba, who is Canadian, was invited onto the ice for a special ceremony, walking down a red carpet and delivering a speech about racial justice. He knelt for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” but stood for “O, Canada,” the Canadian anthem.
The scoreboard flashed a slogan with a hashtag: “We Skate for Black Lives.”
“During this pandemic, something unexpected, but long overdue, occurred,” Dumba said, during his speech. “The world woke up to the existence of systematic [sic] racism and how deeply rooted it is within our society.”
He added: “Racism is everywhere, and we need to fight against it.”
As he knelt, Blackhawks goalie Malcolm Subban and Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse each put a hand on his shoulders.
The league tweeted out its approval from the official NHL Twitter account.
Just a few days before, the New York Islanders and New York Rangers had stood together for the national anthem prior to an exhibition match, drawing praise from many fans — and criticism from those who wanted the league to join other professional sports that have supported the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
The majority of active NHL players are not from the United States; a plurality are Canadian.
The game marked the kickoff of the modified 2020 NHL playoffs after the season was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Chicago won, 6-4.
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"He knelt for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” but stood for “O, Canada,” the Canadian anthem."
Dear Mr. Dumba,
It doesn't work that way, sugar. Our American Black Lives don't matter if your Canadian Black Lives don't matter! Get it? No? Then go back to Canada and take up the fight in your own backyard. Until then, when the National Anthem is played stand as though you have a broomstick up your you know what. It's NOT YOUR FIGHT!
Pretty insulting to the US if you ask me. Pull his visa and do not let him in the country. He can play in the Canadian minors. We don’t want him down here sullying our ice.
Wide World of Sports: Pedal to-the-metal self-righteous moralizing.
Then get out of my country.
Conservatives neither care for .... c) anything emanating from kanada.
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The Cubanadian has lots of fans here.
Absolutely - they were gushing about it and replaying it during the 1st intermission I saw, then I changed channels.
If you’re referring to Dumba, he’s not black. He’s half Filipino and half white.
Dumba is’t black. He’s half Filipino, and half white (German and Romanian).
I knew he wasn’t 100% black, but I’m surprised he’s not black in any way. He looks like he’s got distinctly black “Afro” hair.
Won’t be watching any further NHL games on NBC. Will follow my team on our local coverage thru Fox Sports Southwest.
I’m a Rangers fan and wednesday night I held my breath when doc said and now in a show of unity to fight social injustice . . . I thought WTF! The Rangers and Isles did it right!
They left off ss at the end.
Revoke his visa to come to the USA.
matt dumbass. Never give him a visa to enter this country. What a useless piece of excrement.
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