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Fleury wears special mask for Wild's Native American Heritage night, defying NHL policy (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 9 months ago by girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works to c/hockey@lemmy.ca

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Marc-Andre Fleury wore a custom mask for the Minnesota Wild's Native American Heritage night Friday after being told by the NHL it was not allowed.

Fleury took the ice for the team's game against the Colorado Avalanche wearing the specially designed mask. Agent Allan Walsh confirmed earlier in the day the league informed his client he couldn't wear the mask, even for warmups.

With the Wild celebrating Native American Heritage night Friday against Colorado, Fleury wanted to honour his wife, Veronique, who is of Abenaki and Mi'kmaq descent, with a specially designed mask. Walsh said Fleury offered to pay whatever fine he'd receive and the NHL threatened to levy the organization with an "additional significant fine."

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[–] girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works 24 points 9 months ago

Bettman can just fuck off.

[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 23 points 9 months ago

Good on Fleury!

[–] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 11 points 9 months ago

I got my rings, I got my money. Now all that matters is my wife and our family. Do what you will, Bettman.

[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago

Good on Fleury, really puts the league between a rock and a hard place.

[–] JPJones@startrek.website 6 points 9 months ago

Fleury is a saint

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Good, fuck the NHL

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why is it forbidden?

[–] WildlyCanadian@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think it's to stop players getting singled out for refusing to show support for certain causes, prolly a response to the hate against certain Russian players opting out of pride days last year. Kinda dumb imo. But I blame the fans who were dumb enough to think that any player with family still in Russia would openly support the LGBTQ community.

[–] Hyacin@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't follow hockey much the last 15-20 years or so - but the only people I heard about skipping out on pride stuff were fundamentalist Christian ~~Americans~~ (fml, the Staal's are Canadian)! Not to say others didn't do it - just it didn't make big enough waves to hit the 'non-sports news' I watch.

[–] WildlyCanadian@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Oh yeah I forgot about the Staals. They deserved the hate they got lol.