Really crappy to hear about the stuff that forward Givani Smith has had to go through for nothing more than being black.
Quote:
The incident sparked a series of racially charged comments on social media. Some called the Toronto native a "coward" and a "###### bag" while others stooped lower.
One man sent a photo of Smith to his personal Facebook account with "Hockey N-----" in the caption.
He also received a death threat.
"There were threats, physical threats after Game 6," said Rangers general manager Mike McKenzie.
"Before we went up to the Soo there were racial things in his inbox on social media. It was pretty disgusting to see some of the stuff that he had to deal with."
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Not sure if this stuff will ever be eliminated, but we certainly shouldn't ever stop talking about it in the hopes that one day it will.
https://www.therecord.com/sports-sto...m-at-the-rink/