Duels play off NHL postponed. Players protest against police violence Hokej.cz

(Updated) It was about the NBA basketball and now the NHL. The night matches of the quarterfinal series between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia and Vancouver with the Vegas Golden Knights did not take place, and two more matches were postponed. Why?

The hockey players want to draw attention to the problem of police violence. Information about the fact that players will not perform at night was published by the respected overseas journalist and insider Pierre LeBrun. He announced it on Twitter, the NHL later confirmed it.

San Jose striker Evander Kane said on Twitter that the newly formed Hockey Diversity Alliance, whose main face includes the star hockey player Sharks, has officially asked the NHL to postpone the next game in order to send a clear signal that human rights they take precedence over sports.

The NBA also decided to postpone the match to another date after the Milwaukee basketball players did not start today’s playoff game against Orlando in protest of police violence. Players reacted to an incident in which police in the city of Kenosha injured 29-year-old black man Jacob Blake by shooting in the back.

The NBA leadership postponed two more matches between Houston and Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Lakers with Portland. In the case of the NHL, there were no night battles between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia, respectively. Vancouver and Vegas. Friday’s Tampa Bay – Boston and Colorado – Dallas matches are also postponed. No decision has yet been made on replacement dates.

The leadership of the overseas competition hopes that the program of elimination fights, which are taking place in Toronto and Edmonton due to the coronavirus pandemic, will start again on Saturday at the latest.

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