The NHL will not play playoff games on Thursday in solidarity with other leagues protesting against Jacob Blake’s recent police shooting in Wisconsin, sources told ESPN. The decision bans games between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, and the Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks. Sources had told ESPN …
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The Hockey Diversity Alliance has formally asked the NHL to stop all playoff games on Thursday, according to a tweet from Evander Kane, the group’s co-leader. “We feel strongly that this sends a clear message that human rights take precedence over sport,” Kane tweeted. We the @TheOfficialHDA have formally the …
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The NHL was the only professional sports league in North America that did not postpone games Wednesday in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police, a decision that drew criticism from two prominent players. “The NHL is always bothered by the party on these issues,” Minnesota Wilds defender …
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Back-to-back early playoff output was enough to make the Washington Capitals realize they had made a mistake. In the two seasons since the team promoted top assistant Todd Reirden instead of giving Stanley Cup-winning coach Barry Trotz a raise, the Caps have been knocked out of the playoffs in the …
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The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2020 is in full swing, and we’ve already quelled a bit of everything: tight games, blowouts and controversy – and that was all just on Sunday! While the matchup between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning was still in doubt …
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