NHL players are discussing options to protest racial injustice after the NBA and other professional sports leagues postponed games, according to a person with knowledge of those talks.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity early Thursday because those discussions were private. The subject rose to the forefront as multiple leagues called off games and two prominent Black NHL players expressed frustration that the predominantly white league went ahead Wednesday with two games preceded by moments of reflection.
“The NHL, we're always last to the party, especially on these topics,” Dumba said on Vancouver's Sportsnet 650. “It's kind of sad and disheartening for me and for other members of the HDA and I'm sure other guys across the league. If no one stands up and does anything, it's the same thing. It's that silence that you're just outside looking in on actually being leaders and invoking real change when you have such an opportunity to do so.
After the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to play Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against Orlando and the NBA postponed all game action Wednesday, retired goaltender-turned-analyst Kelly Hrudey said on Sportsnet the NHL should have done the same.
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