Tag Archives: hockey

Gay Couple Smooches On NHL Kiss Cam [VIDEO]

Outsports has the details: The Kiss Cam at last night’s Los Angeles Kings game featured a gay couple kissing, and they certainly didn’t hold back. Brad Parr and Andy Evans had secretly been hoping they would be the focus of the Kiss Cam at some point, and they got their wish last night in a 2-1 win over the Toronto …

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De Blasio Pays Off On Hockey Bet

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NHL Reaches LGBT Rights Milestone

Associated Press: “The National Hockey League is the first major league sports association to have players from every team voice support for LGBT rights.

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Final Sochi Medal Count

Russia added two more gold medals during today’s final events at Sochi. Purists will say the Olympics is really all about individual sporting achievement, but for the national Olympic committees, medal counts do matter. And for Russia, this haul has to be a point of pride — even if the men’s hockey team failed to make it to the medal …

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Worst Bet Ever

Canada beat the US in hockey, so we have to keep Justin Bieber.

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Billboard Of The Day

President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper are betting cases of beer on Olympic hockey, but the above Chicago billboard offers much more satisfying stakes. (Tipped by JMG reader John)

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Obama Bets Canadian PM On Hockey

Harper is already owed one case of beer as moments ago the Canadian women took the gold. The men’s teams meet tomorrow for the semi-finals.

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National Hockey League Partners With Anti-Homophobia Sports Group

The National Hockey League announced today that they will formally partner with the anti-homophobia sport group You Can Play. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: “Our motto is ‘Hockey Is For Everyone,'” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement announcing the news, “and our partnership with You Can Play certifies that position in a clear and unequivocal way. While we …

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Ohio State Hockey: You Can Play

(Via JMG reader Michael)

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VANCOUVER: Students Stage Anti-Bullying Flash Mob At Pro Hockey Game

The Province reports: Various videos of the anti-bullying flash mob that stole the show at the Vancouver Giants’ game Sunday are popping up on YouTube. Just over 1,800 students, all in pink shirts, were part of a dance number in the north end upper deck to One Direction’s What Makes You Beautiful. It was to promote Pink Shirt Day, which …

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Toronto Marlies: Against Homophobia

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Lesbian Proposes At Hockey Game

Towleroad points us to this bit of sweetness: On Saturday night at Scotiabank Place, a Toronto Maple Leafs fan named Alicia stood on the ice during the second intermission wearing a blindfold. When it was removed, she looked up at the video scoreboard and read a message from her girlfriend, an Ottawa Senators fan named Christina. Schmaltzy music played. Out …

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Pro Hockey Against Homophobia

Via New York Times: Hockey is joining the drive to end homophobia in sports with a public-service message featuring eight N.H.L. players, including Henrik Lundqvist of the Rangers, Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks and Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators. You Can Play, the campaign the players will introduce, is another in a series of efforts by hockey’s Burke …

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Photo Of The Day

At the Vancouver hockey riots.

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Vancouver Riots Over Hockey Loss

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Tweet Of The Day – Uptown Hockey

Uptown Hockey, a Canadian sports agency representing dozens of NHL hockey players, yesterday tweeted their disgust with New York Rangers star Sean Avery, who has recorded a video clip in support of marriage equality. Canada’s National Post got this quote from Uptown Hockey’s president, Don Reynolds: “It’s sad. I mean, my personal position is that I do not support gay …

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Sean Avery For New York Marriage

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CHICAGO: Pro Sports Heroes Cheered At Gay Pride Parade

A massive crowd cheered the first-time appearances of major league sports teams in yesterday’s gay pride parade in Chicago. An eclectic mix of stars — the Stanley Cup with former Blackhawk Brent Sopel, the Cubs’ Ernie Banks and country singer Chely Wright — basked in the celebration of an estimated 450,000 who attended the 41st annual Pride Parade in the …

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CHICAGO: Hockey’s Stanley Cup Trophy To Be Hoisted At Gay Pride Parade

Representatives of the Chicago Blackhawks will bring their just-won Stanley Cup trophy to this year’s pride parade. Blackhawk defenseman Brent Sopel has volunteered to represent the team. “I am honored to do it,” said Sopel, who will be accompanied by wife, Kelly, and his four kids, Jacob, 12, Lyla, 8, Jayla, 6, and Paul, 20, whom they adopted three years …

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Photo Of The Day

Canadian hockey fans reacted to their defeat by the Americans with the above photo. (Sent by JMG reader Cheyenne)

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