“It’s been an effort from our players to educate themselves and learn the recognition that...we live a very privileged life.' MapleLeafs GM Kyle Dubas joined timandsid to talk about his team's act of social justice awareness ⤵️
At its best, the NHL’s return offers a sympathetic echo of what normalcy feels like — different and fainter than the normalcy that used to exist, but present enough to be familiar.
It would be easy, here and now as those glimmers of normalcy return, to grow complacent about the issues plaguing the world beyond ice rinks. To escape into the entertainment of sports and turn a blind eye to the work that still needs to be done.general manager Kyle Dubas knows the movement that has defined this moment in history can’t be neglected just because sports are moving closer to their returns.
“And even though we all at times have prided ourselves with being involved with different anti-racism or the Pride Parade or different things. You know, it’s not enough for us just to do those things once a year and think that that’s enough — that we’re doing our part to end the different injustices or prejudices that exist in our society.”
They wore powder-blue masks on their faces, and identical black t-shirts emblazoned, in all caps, with BLACK LIVES MATTER.called it a “player-driven” initiative supported by upper-management. Consider Dubas one of the supporters.
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