Black Hockey Player Taunted With Racist Chant In Chicago

[lightsout_finit]

Ain't no way to talk about the dude after the fans berated him like that.

Yeah they were chanting basketball!!!!
The evil ****ers....

[Hype job]

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We need to properly educate our country about black history. I’ve seen too many NHL players have to deal with racism. February needs to stay Black history month not “Hockey is For Everyone month” in the NHL. What happened to #Capitals Devante Smith-Pelly is unacceptable but I.... pic.twitter.com/WXqNAyUWyI

— Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) February 18, 2018

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[Willy Wanker]

the announcers sound so out of touch

"thankfully devontae kept cool out there, and should be able to breakdance well enough to save the rec center."

"Fans getting under the skin of Devontae."

"Thankfully Devontae kept cool there."

The commentator emphasized certain words and sounds like he's from the 1940s. Surprised he didn't say Devontae is getting all "uppity" with the fans with all that "jive" talk.

The good news is at least hockey finally has their Jack Johnson. The sport is about 100 years behind.

[HanzGruber]

Surprised Elroy hasn’t jumped in here yet

[TonyGe]

[QUOTE=Willy Wanker;18504873]"Fans getting under the skin of Devontae."

"Thankfully Devontae kept cool there."

The commentator emphasized certain words and sounds like he's from the 1940s. Surprised he didn't say Devontae is getting all "uppity" with the fans with all that "jive" talk.

The good news is at least hockey finally has their Jack Johnson. The sport is about 100 years behind.[/QUOTE
The first black player in the NHL was in 1958.
Here's a list.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_black_NHL_players

[TonyGe]

[QUOTE=Willy Wanker;18504873]"Fans getting under the skin of Devontae."

"Thankfully Devontae kept cool there."

The commentator emphasized certain words and sounds like he's from the 1940s. Surprised he didn't say Devontae is getting all "uppity" with the fans with all that "jive" talk.

The good news is at least hockey finally has their Jack Johnson. The sport is about 100 years behind.[/QUOTE

The first black player in the NHL was in 1958. Willie Mays played baseball in the majors in 1951. Hockey in that sense isn't far behind.

Here's a list.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...ck_NHL_players

[Don Pichardo]

Very unfortunate. Like baseball pre-Jackie Robinson. As a rule, most rabid sports fans aren't very high up on the evolution chain.

I agree with you on this.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

[QUOTE=TonyGe;18506720]

"Fans getting under the skin of Devontae."

"Thankfully Devontae kept cool there."

The commentator emphasized certain words and sounds like he's from the 1940s. Surprised he didn't say Devontae is getting all "uppity" with the fans with all that "jive" talk.

The good news is at least hockey finally has their Jack Johnson. The sport is about 100 years behind.[/QUOTE
The first black player in the NHL was in 1958.
Here's a list.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...ck_NHL_players

Looks like 1957 actually with William O'Ree.

Damn good post.

Shows how it's best to read up on things before making assumptions. I've made way too many myself but it's so refreshing to learn the truth.

[Lomadeaux]

What were they chanting? Dudes should be removed from the arena if they were saying racist crap. Why the hell does he have to have a hyphenated last name? lol

[Lomadeaux]

[QUOTE=TonyGe;18506720]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_black_NHL_players

I've always been a huge fan of Nyj-Mo



The level of energy he brought on to the diamond was pretty incredible.