26-09-2017 02:37 via huffingtonpost.ca

Protest Scandal Hits The NHL As Pittsburgh Penguins Accept White House Invitation

Former NHL player Georges Laraque says it is embarrassing that the Pittsburgh Penguins are willing to visit the White House.The retired enforcer said Monday that hockey showed its conservative face while National Football League and National Basketball Association players and teams battled President Donald Trump over the weekend on the issue of kneeling during the U.S. national anthem to protest racism and police brutality.The Penguins issued a statement Sunday saying they would honour the "trad
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