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Brad Marchand destroys a homophobic hockey fan

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Brad Marchand: Elite goalscorer, noted pest...destroyer of Internet trolls?

The Bruin wing added that third one to his resume last night, shutting down a hockey fan who made the kind of homophobic, unnecessary comment so common in the sports world.

Our hero steps in:

This derogatory statement is offensive to so many people around the world your the kind of kid parents are ashamedof https://t.co/sfVcEOPC4J

— Brad Marchand (@Bmarch63) December 30, 2016

But wait, it says “Tweet unavailable.” Ah, man. Lost to annals of the Internet.

EXCEPT:

The original Tweet was captured in this screenshot:

Good for Marchand for calling out the kind of casual hate speech and homophobia that often gets dismissed as “just joking around” or “locker room talk.