EDM Vs CGY - Round 2, Game 1 | 05.18.22

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the way it looks like willy straight up kissed hiM LKFJSDHZBXFJKL .. MOOD !

I think Quinn really needs some comfort?

marat's hair simply unlocking everyone's aspirations of being a romance novel heroine

Or hear me out. Exasperated alpha Mario trying to curb rookie omega Sid's seemingly endless amount of energy and need to please

i have a (not omegaverse) wip that involves mario telling sid he only gets to come if they win. (you might recall that they don’t win very often that first season.) someday the brain cells will reconvene and i’ll write something of substance outside incoherent responses to asks!

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a hockey player bleeding sluttily can be so personal...

in order: calle jarnkrök, zdeno chara, yanni gourde, evgeni malkin, travis konecny, tye kartye, ryan lindgren (x2), jack drury, tom wilson, john marino, nathan mackinnon, matt rempe, jamie drysdale, nicolas deslauriers, trent frederic, anders lee, patrice bergeron, morgan rielly, anders lee, connor mcdavid, charlie coyle, kris letang

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idk anon just gave me an inkling that u guys might fw this

With everything that's been going on lately, here's a short non-comprehensive accumulation of things that could be called progress regarding relations between men's hockey and being queer:

The 🇦🇺 AIHL's Melbourne Mustangs, advocating for trans rights in sports since 2017, and the same team in 2023, donning pride jerseys designed by former goalie (and twin sister of Ty) Tia Wishart who is part of the LGBTQ community.

Jase Polglase of the AIHL's Central Coast Rhinos who puts pride tape on his stick every single game.

Robert Dowd and Marc-Olivier Vallerand having a dance after a win with the Sheffield Steelers.

Starting off with individual efforts, the 🇬🇧 EIHL has since extended their pride event to the duration of a full weekend following a conjoint initiative by the teams' fanbases in 2019.

Zach Sullivan, one of the few out queer athletes in the sport, felt supported enough by his team to come out as bisexual ahead of the Manchester Storm's pride game in 2020.

Danish goalie Jon Lee-Olsen came out as gay a year prior and was reportedly supported by his teammates.

The 🇸🇪 SHL lead the way, awarding the cause a full week since 2019 with elaborate campaigns and getting refs as well as coaches involved. It's a colorful sight.

While Pride Games are at present not an official part of the schedule, several 🇩🇪 DEL teams are joining in. Augsburg and Köln do their part, Berlin has one of the dedicated queer fanclubs and visibly stands against homophobia since at least 2016.

As of 2022 the entire league, as well as a growing number of clubs in the tiers below, cooperate with Hockey is Diversity e.V.. So does the Para Ice Hockey National Team, including Jörg Wedde, who also keeps pride tape on his equipment.

🇫🇮 Liiga's TPS added these stunning jerseys to the mix.

While all the aforementioned teams already wear the jerseys for at least one full game, IF Kiruna of the Swedish 3rd league stepped it up several notches. In 2014 they've decided to wear rainbow jerseys for a full season in support of the LGBTQ community. Since then they've made the rainbow a permanent fixture in their logo and club identity.

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Plenty of clubs out there hosting events where queer people are given a platform and shown support in a multitude of ways that aren't merely empty words.

And even if it's not part of general discussions within a league, you've got voices who are willing to speak up.