‘If The Players Won’t, I Will’: Hockey Fans Post Pictures Kneeling For Black Lives Matter

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NHL fans took to Twitter to virtually kneel for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Friday that players would wear special decal helmets to show their support for Black Lives Matter and similar movements, and that the phrase “#WeSkateFor Black Lives” will be emblazoned on screens and seat coverings during games.

However, that didn’t seem to be enough for many NHL fans, who thought their favorite teams and players could take a stronger stance against racism and police brutality, social media users said.as fans posted pictures of themselves kneeling in their jerseys and calling on players, teams and the league to do the same.

 

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The Flag is sacred. Anyone that kneels for the Flag or the Anthem knows this to be true or they wouldn’t be bastardizing them. They have to choose something sacred on which to make their statement because not much else matters like that which is sacred. 0 respect for kneelers.

Forbes is full of shit.

This is pretty gutless on the part of the nhl. It speaks volumes about how they feel about the issue.

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