"There's another look at Daniel Walcott, playing with Mathieu Joseph and Gemel Smith," Lightning play-by-play man"First time ever in NHL history they have started an all-Black line in this league. A big, historic moment tonight for sure."
Walcott and Smith aren't regulars on the Lightning roster -- Smith has played sparingly this season and Walcott was playing in his 1st-ever NHL game -- but Mathieu was SUPER fired up to have gotten the start with the guys nonetheless. "Honestly, it was pretty awesome," Joseph said ... adding,"I think it’s a step in the right direction and obviously you got to thank the coaching staff for that, it was their call."
"But, it was definitely fun to have some progress and clearly it's a process over this, but seeing that, and I don’t know if it was the first, but I think it was great to see and I’m glad I was part of it."Jon Cooper"They deserve to be here and have worked their tails off," the coach said of the three."To have them all together, they had a little chemistry. Moving forward in the league, you hope it isn't a story anymore and will be the norm.
Are they starting because they’re the best or because they’re black? We’ll never know and neither will they.
It’s about bloody time!
It just seems degrading at this point.
A Milestone in hockey,
And over here we have the first black man to walk and chew bubblegum at the same time. Does anyone ever ask these ppl if they want a spotlight put on them simply bcuz of their skin colour?
Why is this a thing.... It's hockey if you cant hack it...you'll get demolished :: same as football ... Let's start all white defensive linemen. Sports is supposed to be about excellence.... sooo... Tampa starts 3 forwards who are beyond capable at their job.
incarceratedbob If it’s a first time of something good why bringing this up a bad things if it’s a first time thing now if it a wasn’t first time who cares. I understand why it’s reported.
incarceratedbob And get shutout 4-zip. Good game.
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Which ones the record, 3 black forwards on one team or 3 black guys going to 1hockey game?
Orrrrrrr....they were the best players for the job.....Why does it ALWAYS have to be about race?
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