Bergeron, Karlsson join list of NHLers to release anti-racism statements
In addition to Sidney Crosby, Braden Holtby, P.K. Subban, and Shea Weber, several other NHL players spoke out against racial injustice Wednesday.
Boston Bruins star Patrice Bergeron released his statement through the team's Twitter account, offering to educate himself while pledging to donate to two separate initiatives.
A statement from Patrice Bergeron.
- Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) June 3, 2020
To those who wish to support:
NAACP Boston: https://t.co/uXXPUDXivO
Centre Multiethnique de Quebec: https://t.co/aS9a57RWOi pic.twitter.com/IVKU1hMNd6
San Jose Sharks star defenseman Erik Karlsson also delivered a heartfelt message.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Erik Karlsson (@erikkarlsson65) on Jun 3, 2020 at 4:03pm PDT
Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux was another prominent player to release a statement on social media, vowing to stand up for what's right.
#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/tzbSIf9k2B
- Claude Giroux (@28CGiroux) June 4, 2020
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog also chimed in, saying we need to "learn how we got to this point, so we can do better."
#Blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/I3Y7VHnhJA
- Gabriel Landeskog (@GabeLandeskog92) June 3, 2020
Washington Capitals enforcer Tom Wilson announced he'll be making a donation to the oldest minority hockey program in the United States.
- Tom Wilson (@tom_wilso) June 3, 2020
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher also released a statement shortly before his captain did, condemning "bad police officers and ... the systems that allow them to continue to wear a badge," as well as looters who are "stealing the headlines."
#Oneteam pic.twitter.com/FMTyqM5Gfc
- Brendan Gallagher (@BGALLY17) June 3, 2020
Former NHL goaltender Ben Scrivens, who's currently working on his master's degree in social work, questioned why this many NHL players didn't speak out after the Bill Peters firing saga, K'Andre Miller's zoom call, or Akim Aliu's Players' Tribune article.
- Ben Scrivens (@ben_scrivens) June 3, 2020
Dylan DeMelo of the Winnipeg Jets and Adam Henrique of the Anaheim Ducks also tweeted out statements of their own.
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