The National Hockey League announced a formal partnership Thursday with You Can Play, an advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring equality and respect for all athletes regardless of sexual orientation.
The agreement is the first of its kind in the four major North American male professional team sports, none of which have ever seen an active player come out as gay.
"I have no doubt that we will be first," Philadelphia Flyers scout Patrick Burke told USA TODAY Sports. "Our league is ready for this and our players are ready for this. The culture of the sport, when it comes to LGBT issues, is so far ahead of the other sports that I have no doubt that there will be openly gay athletes in the NHL in the near future."
Of course this bit of stylish PC inanity instantly reminds one of Reg Dunlop's legendary response to corporate sports weeniness in the classic comedy "Slap Shot":
(1:50 mark for zinger, though whole scene is recommended viewing)
Can you imagine him saying that in Gary Bettman's Beauty Parlor League today? He'd be suspended for 5 years, sentenced to sensitivity training for another 5 years and forced to work with homosexual organizations for the rest of his adult male life.
Is there the slightest doubt that Reg Dunlop's hockey world was a hell of a lot more fun than Gary's?
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