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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think this is where the issue of culture plays a big role in the response from hockey players when compared to other athletes. Hockey has become a sport where participation is increasingly limited to the wealthy and privileged. Most NHL players grew up in households that could afford the prohibitive costs of amateur hockey programmes, and I think it is fair to assume that most of these guys have also been raised in these bubbles of isolation which have also insulated them from systemic racism. So, is the response dictated by League mandates which encourage the blandness of player public personae? Or is this a product of a more deeply engrained mindset that goes all the way back to childhood?
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What percentage of NHL players come from Canada or Europe where these issues aren't as prevalent?
Why don't we expect the NHL to stand up for fair & democratic elections in Belarus? There are NHL players from Belarus, and it is part of the European hockey community.
The NHL is trying to expand it's presence in China. Why don't we expect the NHL to stand up against the genocide against the Uyghur's?