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Originally Posted by jayswin
Even putting aside the shenanigans by the league, $1mil for an organization this big is like flicking a few pennies for them to run for and saying "see, we care".
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It shows how much they really do care. The NHL is a 5.2 billion dollar industry. It is an industry that has had multiple racism incidents involving its players including one this past week. They primarily appeal to a white audience. They decide they will give 1/5,200,000 of their annual gross revenue to try to make hockey more diverse and more welcoming.
In the same week the NHLPA sends a huge congrats to Thomas Griess for a great career in the NHL and the great job he did representing Germany. Griess was banned from playing for Germany internationally by Germany for his weird obsession with Nazi Germany.
This is the NHL. These are their priorities.