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NHL player Joel Ward: I may kneel for national anthem due to rampant racism in hockey
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:49 pm
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Joel Ward isn’t ruling out the possibility that he could become the first NHL player to join the protests sweeping through the NFL by taking a knee during the national anthem at an upcoming Sharks game.
As one of roughly 30 black players in the NHL, Ward has first-hand experience with racism. He knows what it’s like to be racially profiled by the police and he’s troubled by the rhetoric being used by President Donald Trump toward African American protestors in the NFL and NBA.
“It’s definitely something I wouldn’t cross out,” Ward said when asked by the Mercury News whether he’d consider taking a knee during the national anthem at an upcoming Sharks game.
“I’ve experienced a lot of racism myself in hockey and on a day-to-day occurrence. I haven’t really sat down to think about it too much yet, but I definitely wouldn’t say no to it.”
Ward, a Canadian player who’s the son of Barbadian immigrants, felt the sting of racism the first time he laced up the skates to play in a youth hockey game as a nine or 10-year-old in Toronto. Kids were calling him names and making racial slurs toward him from the stands.
“I’ve experienced racism as a kid, as an adult. I think I’ll always experience it.”
Racism followed Ward to the NHL and reared its ugly head when he scored a series-clinching goal for the Washington Capitals in overtime of Game 7 against the Boston Bruins in 2012.
After the game, Ward received death threats from Bruins fans on social media who addressed him with a torrent of racially-charged language.
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Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:51 pm to Bench McElroy
It had to be a player from my squad...frick.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:56 pm to Bench McElroy
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Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:57 pm to Bench McElroy
Dude isn't even american
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:58 pm to Bench McElroy
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Ward, a Canadian
Not American, don't care. Kneel away, ya canuck pussy.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:58 pm to Bench McElroy
If a bear kneels in hockey, does anyone in the forest notice?
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:58 pm to 225bred
What's worse than being Canadian?
Nothing
Nothing
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:00 pm to Bench McElroy
Ok I missed the part where Trump specifically called out black athletes. Can someone link that? I saw the SOB quote.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:02 pm to Throwing Stones
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What's worse than being Canadian?
A Canadian using the US for employment, then disgracing it as racist, and taking a kneel to a flag who's country isn't even yours, or even where your victimhood began.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:02 pm to Bench McElroy
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Ward, a Canadian player who’s the son of Barbadian immigrants, felt the sting of racism the first time he laced up the skates to play in a youth hockey game as a nine or 10-year-old in Toronto.
Is he going to kneel for O Canada?
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:03 pm to Bench McElroy
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Ward, a Canadian player who’s the son of Barbadian immigrants, felt the sting of racism the first time he laced up the skates to play in a youth hockey game as a nine or 10-year-old in Toronto. Kids were calling him names and making racial slurs toward him from the stands.
Wtf?
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:09 pm to Bench McElroy
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Ward, a Canadian player who’s the son of Barbadian immigrants, felt the sting of racism the first time he laced up the skates to play in a youth hockey game as a nine or 10-year-old in Toronto. Kids were calling him names and making racial slurs toward him from the stands.
So...he should kneel for Oh Canada!, right?
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Racism followed Ward to the NHL and reared its ugly head when he scored a series-clinching goal for the Washington Capitals in overtime of Game 7 against the Boston Bruins in 2012.
So...the anthem should be protested bwcause of a bunch of fricking ignorant Southies?
Glad to see stupid athletes aren't limited to the NFL and NBA.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:11 pm to Bench McElroy
Kid from Barbados moves to Canada, plays a Canadian sport and is pissed at the American National Anthem.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:11 pm to udtiger
He puts the "cuck" in Canuck
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:12 pm to RogerTheShrubber
That's the level of intelligence and compete lack of awareness your dealing with here
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:14 pm to udtiger
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Southies?
Ward was embraced in Nashtenny, as is Subban. The real, actual racist shitposting came after his game winner as a Cap in the super tolerant Northeast.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:16 pm to Backinthe615
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Ward was embraced in Nashtenny, as is Subban. The real, actual racist shitposting came after his game winner as a Cap in the super tolerant Northeast.
Southies is a term for lower middle class whites on South Boston
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:18 pm to udtiger
Damn, my bad
*And I should know this from like five Matt Damon movies.
*And I should know this from like five Matt Damon movies.
This post was edited on 9/26/17 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:22 pm to Bench McElroy
Hockey probably has incredible racism spread out around the league.
I honestly can't even imagine.
Hey yeah I hope the USA is like Europe and Russia.
Can't wait
I honestly can't even imagine.
Hey yeah I hope the USA is like Europe and Russia.
Can't wait
This post was edited on 9/26/17 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:31 pm to ReauxlTide222
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Hey yeah I hope the USA is like Europe
We would have to start throwing bananas at Ward and making monkey noises. Until we do that we're nothing like Europe.
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