For Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin, the events of the past week, the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha Wisconsin and the sports world’s response, including the NHL postponing yesterday and today’s games, have hit close to home.
In a phenomenal article written by Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic earlier this month, Jaccob and his wife, Kylie, shared how the adoption of their daughter, Emersyn, has opened their eyes of issues of systemic racism, police brutality and the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement.
On a Zoom call with media Friday morning, Slavin shared his thoughts on the situation and the NHL’s response.