04-24-2015, 03:18 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
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i stumbled across this today....
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/...047726?cmp=rss
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So long as fans keep their chants clean, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has no issue with Anaheim Ducks forward Corey Perry being compared to pop star Katy Perry.
"I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice, assuming the language is acceptable, is intended to be sexist in the slightest," Bettman said during his annual meeting with Associated Press Sports Editors on Friday. "It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve and they chant that. Is that now inappropriate?"
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Questions of sexism arose after Jets fans taunted the Ducks star forward during Game 3 of their first-round playoff series at Winnipeg on Monday, invoking the name of the "Fireworks" and "Roar" singer. "I think it's overly literal," said Bettman, who attended the game. "I think nobody there is taking it seriously."
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