had more on his mind -- and more to say -- than what happened in one of the 82 times his team will take to the ice during this regular season.
“More like @JPanetta12 was too much of a coward to fight me and as soon as I began to turn my back he started making monkey gestures at me so I punched him in the face multiple times and he turtled like the coward he is,” Subban wrote. “There fixed it.” What I think about is all the great people and the great things about our game that I love, but the unfortunate thing is it isn't just the incident. The unfortunate thing is how many kids deal with this every day and it doesn't come to light.
I think it being Black History Month [in February], Willie O'Ree getting [his number retired] was such a big deal for the NHL and a big moment and then we saw what happened in the AHL [when Krystof Hrabik, the forward for the San Jose Barracuda who made a racist gesture toward Tucson Roadrunners left-wing Boko Imama, was suspended for 30 games]. It keeps happening. So we can look at one incident and talk about it all we want. But tomorrow there may be another one.
I've tried to do that. Rather than piping up and jumping on bandwagons every time there's something that happens, I think I've been selective with when I speak. I'm not the type of person who looks for every opportunity to jump out and just call people out. I'm an actionable items type of person. That's why I started theto get underprivileged youth involved. The Devils have been a supporter of that.
For me, all I try to do is set examples. I know probably everybody in here has watched The Last Dance with Michael Jordan. The one hting that I took from that is 'I try to set an example for people. If you like it and you follow it, great. If you don't, then maybe I'm not the person that you need to be following.' That's how I live my life. I try to set examples.
And like, well-known players. Crosby, McDavid, all these guys. When I look at it, we have the support of the players who want to make a difference. We have to call this stuff out. I just think about it, yesterday I was so upset because it is just not good for our game. This is not our game. We're better than that and we're all better than that.
It wasn't racist, he was flexing like a body builder.
Hard to tell video kinda looks like he's jus flexing but who knows...
Racist gestures can either be Real or “perceived” - It’s time for the Old Boys Network (Hockey Canada, Hockey US, NHL, OHL, little league etc)to take a stronger stand on all forms of discrimination and harassment! Sports Media is equally responsible for its closure!
It wasn't a racist gesture. I've seen that done countless times. It's a tough man taunt.
You have 11 minutes.
Buddy should worry more about hospitalizing people with his slew foots.
I'm sorry but this was not a racial jesture in my mind he was doing a strong man pose. Everything is being blown out of proportion. Before people ruin this kids life watch the video, I mean really watch the video and quit making this what it is not.
Only it wasn’t a racist gesture. I hope your network gets sued by that innocent kid.
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