{"id":44849,"date":"2017-09-27T05:48:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T05:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=44849"},"modified":"2017-09-27T05:48:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T05:48:08","slug":"sharks-joel-ward-could-bring-anthem-protests-to-nhl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/nhl\/sharks-joel-ward-could-bring-anthem-protests-to-nhl.html","title":{"rendered":"Sharks&#8217; Joel Ward could bring anthem protests to NHL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Sharks&#8217; Joel Ward could bring anthem protests to NHL<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Sharks&#8217; Joel Ward could bring anthem protests to NHL :- SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Sharks forward Joel Ward told The Mercury News he might take a knee during the national anthem at an upcoming game, becoming the first NHL player to join the protests that started in the NFL and drew criticism from President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">The 36-year-old Ward, one of about 30 black players in the league, is from Canada. Asked by the newspaper if he would consider kneeling during the anthem, Ward said it&#8217;s something he &#8220;wouldn&#8217;t cross out.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve experienced a lot of racism myself in hockey and on a day-to-day occurrence,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I haven&#8217;t really sat down to think about it too much yet, but I definitely wouldn&#8217;t say no to it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the anthem in the preseason a year ago to make a statement about social inequality and police treatment of blacks in the United States. More than 200 players knelt or took other action during Sunday&#8217;s anthems in the wake of Trump&#8217;s suggestion that NFL owners fire players who protest during &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first major league baseball player to take a knee during the national anthem Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said he would back Ward if he decides to take a knee this season. Ward said general manager Doug Wilson also has been supportive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 8pt\">Source :-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nhl\/2017\/09\/26\/sharks-joel-ward-could-bring-anthem-protests-to-nhl\/106030758\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/nhl\/sharks-joel-ward-could-bring-anthem-protests-to-nhl.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharks&#8217; Joel Ward could bring anthem protests to NHL Sharks&#8217; Joel Ward could bring anthem protests to NHL :- SAN JOSE, Calif. 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