[Prediction] Canucks players will kneel during the American anthem in the first game of the season

[DoughtysCheck]

We are seeing it more and more in football. it has spread to baseball which is considered a "white-man" sport. It has spread to tennis.

 

 

Players that will kneel this season (Prediction)

 

Blake Wheeler

 

 

Regardless of how it makes you feel individually, these are literally the principles the US was founded on. Come on, Mr. President

1:41 PM - 23 Sep 2017

 

PK Subban

 

Joshua Ho Sang

 

Aquilini, I expect you to be on the ice on our first season game and support our players who no doubtly should kneel to protest the American Anthem

 

 

If NHL wants to let everyone know that hockey is for everyone, they MUST take the knee. If the NHL wants to truly convince its fanbase that its Declaration of Principles is more than just PR fluff. If it truly believes that its “Hockey is for Everyone” claim is more than just bs formulated to try and deflect from the fact that the sport has a major culture problem when it comes to accepting female fans and minorities of any kind, then it should allow its players to take a knee when the season starts if they wish to.

 

 

 

 

 

[Lionized27]

Doubt it very much. 

You are certainly entitled to your opinion though. 

[Lil B From The Pack]

That makes no sense

[48MPHSlapShot]

[WHL rocks]

Not a chance. 

 

Hockey players are mostly white from Europe and Canada. Americans make up less than 20% of the NHL and they are almost all white. Hokey players come from a different culture and background than most NBA and NFL players. 

[dank.sinatra]

Kinda feel like a Canadian based team should stay out of American politics 

 

 

[BO_Scorvat]

I think the fact we are a Canadian team, and that it's hockey nobody will take a knee, we have like 3 players from the states on our team anyways 

[Toews]

Hockey is one of those sports where any kind of individualism gets frowned upon. Even the way players celebrate a goal is scrutinized. No, there won't be any kneeling.

 

Edit: Can we leave this topic to the off-topic forum? The last topic was a disaster.

[Baer.]

Give me a break. Anybody who kneels during a national anthem is not only incredibly disrespectful, it's also narcissistic and downright immature.

[granpappy]

you should kneel in front of kaepernick

[J-23]

Wasn't there a thread about this before..

[RRypien37]

Thread needs to be locked and deleted. It's bad enough its being talked about every where else/many other sports. Give it a rest people. 

[The Arrogant Worms]

Glad I had a minus to give.  One of the dumbest posts I have seen here....and that says a lot.

[Ghostsof1915]

 

The more things change.....

[IBatch]

I understand that this is becoming a fad right now in other sports, but supplication and politics don't belong in a game that still is predominantly Canadian, even if most of the teams operate in the US.  Not thanks.

[Cramarossa]

No way it'll happen. Wouldn't be mad if they did though. Just from the things I've seen them "like" on twitter, it doesn't look like some of our American players (LaBate, Demko- not that they'd be there opening night anyway) are in favor of that anyway.

I'd be curious to see Jakob Chychrun's reaction when he's back on the ice. He's been pretty pro-kneeling/1st amendment with his social media posts.

[King Heffy]

2 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

 

The more things change.....

One of the moments that transcends sport.  Even the white Australian who won silver (Peter Norman) got blackballed and wasn't allowed to compete in the Munich games, just for standing with them in support.

 

If you're white, you have no right to criticism the method that black athletes are employing to raise awareness of some very serious issues.  I doubt any Canucks will be doing this, but I'd be very, very proud of any player who chose to do so.

[DoughtysCheck]

The reason this is plausible is because other "white first" sports such as tennis and baseball is starting to support solidarity. 

 

You think this is dumb until civil war which is months away from happening starts

[Hairy Kneel]

Civil rights are becoming such a joke in the US I wouldn't be surprised.

[Qwags]

I swear I've seen this posted before.