Anyone sending asks and making posts to the effect of "yeah but my team would never" needs to get a grip on reality. Your team very likely would and possibly already has covered up something as bad or worse, whether or not we knew about it, because white privelege and male privelege and class privelege all very much exist and thrive in pro sports, especially in the NHL. There is no ethical consumption. We can acknowledge that and still enjoy the sport while speaking up/attempting to hold the league accountable when shit like this happens. But yall have got to stop rushing to these guys' defense or acting like the players you happen to like are better than the corrupt system around them.
In an actual functional world THIS would be more than enough to fire Gary Bettman effective immediately, and never allow him near professional hockey ever again. That son of a bitch has done irreparable damage to the NHL in so many ways it's actually impressive. He does not give a shit about the players, the fans or anything other than money. Truly one of the most despicable motherfuckers in the history of the sport.
can i just say as upsetting as it is to have like and followed and admired some of these players involved in the hockey canada situation, thank god its finally coming out and the victim is getting justice. like the number one priority is not and will never be my team losing a player
In light of everything going on in the hockey world lately (I’m not trying to dismiss the situation, I’m using different words because this post specifically involves the hockey fandom & don’t want to take away from that), some of y’all need to learn how STOP DOING THIS (see photo).
Stop perpetuating this cycle. It’s been proven time and time before that “oh don’t stan him, stan him instead” does not work at all. These guys are not the perfect well put together people that we see portrayed by the media, by their teams and in fanfics. They all have the capacity to disappoint and be horrible. Yes, you are still allowed to like people (there’s still good people in this world and I advise against liking people who are obliviously garbage) but just don’t let your parasocial relationship take so much control in your life.
What these players are being charged for is so much bigger than your fandom and support for them. There was a person who was very likely wrongfully harmed by those players and those allegations should be taken very seriously, even if it hasn’t gone through the legal system yet.
It’s valid and it’s okay if you’re upset/hurt/feel disappointed with all of it right now. It’s a very sad, horrible, and heavy thing. This post is just to help emphasize the concept in the photo because some of yall need to get it through your heads. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk😌
[231226 FIN VS. CAN] macklin celebrini watches a replay and calls goal; the officials confirm and team canada converges to celebrate their youngest member's first goal of the tournament