'We have to be as involved in this as black athletes. It can't just be their fight,' Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler told reporters on Tuesday. 'I wish that I was more involved sooner than I was.'
There's something of a sea change happening in the NHL at the moment, as players who have been notoriously apolitical come forward to talk about issues ofOver the past few days, many white players have shared statements on social media over the death of George Floyd. They've candidly admitted their shortcomings on issues of race and vowed to learn more.
Still, there's a long way to go and if white NHL players are committed to real change, they'll read and learn from the words of Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler., Wheeler spoke to reporters over Zoom on Tuesday afternoon and went more in depth on his commitment to being a better ally to black communities.
"We have to. We have to be as involved in this as black athletes. It can't just be their fight. ... I look in the mirror about this before I look out at anyone else. I wish that I was more involved sooner than I was. I wish that it didn't take me this long to get behind it in a meaningful way," Wheeler said."But what I guess you can do is try to be better going forward. That's kind of been my position on it.
"I want to be part of the change going forward. Whether that resonates with everyone, is clearly, I'm only one person, but I do have a small platform to try to promote this and promote change." Wheeler's comments may or may not strike a chord with others, but make no mistake, this is a massive step forward in a league that, as little as two weeks ago, could barely muster up a response to Akim Aliu's essay about the racial abuse., Wheeler hits on some important points in his answer.
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