Nhl black lives matter. As we take time to learn listen to our employees partners and fans and collaborate on a plan of action we have a message from our family. Dumba made a speech about racial injustice and black lives matter before the anthems on behalf of the league and the hockey diversity alliance. Anthem when he did so before oilers blackhawks in edmonton.
Eric trump tweeted out his support of players standing on thursday night. Dumba kneels nhl puts focus on black lives matter movement dumba knelt while fellow black players malcolm subban of chicago and darnell nurse of edmonton each stood with a hand on one of his. As the nhl restart approaches players have been standing side by side with their opponents as the national anthem played.
The nhl s postseason began saturday with an impassioned speech by minnesota wild defenseman matt dumba that called for support of the black lives matter movement and justice for victims of police. Nhl fans are posting images of themselves kneeling in their jersey with the hashtag kneel4hockey in solidarity with black lives matter. That said there is more to come on the nhls social justice front in particular.
On tuesday boston bruins goalie tuukka rask went on nbc sports wearing a boston police hat which is at best at odds with one of the primary goals of the black lives matter movement which seeks. Ap minnesotas matt dumba became the first nhl player to kneel during the us. Dumba kneels nhl puts focus on black lives matter movement minnesotas matt dumba became the first nhl player to kneel during the us.
Black lives matter is as much a political movement as it is a social movement and make no mistake the league took care that there were no blm signs visible on its re opening day.