On Monday, Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares joined the growing chorus of players speaking out to address recent incidents of racism in hockey. On the latest episode of 'In the Mentions', Omar asks fans to speak up in support of Jordan Subban, Jalen Smereck and Boko Imama; and demand that hockey take steps to be more inclusive than slogans.
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- Jalen Smereck, Boko Imama, and now Jordan Subban. Another unfortunate incident that just reminds us that hockey still has a long way to go.
The thing that stands out for me personally is that as the years have gone on, I think we're starting to see more and more people who aren't people of color who are speaking out about this.