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CHICAGO (CBSNewYork/AP) — As he watched the video, Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw realized exactly what he did.
"It was hard to see," he said. "Emotions got the finest of me."
The NHL suspended Shaw for one game Wednesday for yelling an anti-gay slur from the penalty box and fined him $5,000 for an inappropriate gesture toward the officials during Chicago's Game 4 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.
Shaw will miss Game 5 in St. Louis on Thursday, and he will be required to undergo sensitivity training.
The league's punishment came after Shaw apologized for his outburst the previous night.
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Speaking quietly for a few minutes before the team left for St. Louis, Shaw said he couldn't hibernate after the game and watching video of his outburst was difficult. It was video of the incident that went viral on social media, prompting sharp criticism and punishment from the NHL.
"I'll never apply that word again, that's for sure. ... That's not the type of guy I am," he said.
Shaw was sent off for interference at 17:56 of the third period, hurting Chicago's chance for a come
NHL will investigate Blackhawks' Andrew Shaw for possible operate of gay slur
The NHL will investigate Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw over his possible use of a gay slur, USA TODAY Sports confirmed Wednesday morning.
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said the Blackhawks have been informed that the league was looking into whether Shaw used the defamatory remark as part of his late-game tirade --- which also appeared to include flipping off officials --- in Tuesday night’s 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Shaw lost his cool after he was whistled for an interference penalty with about two minutes remaining in Game 4 of the first-round series. He was tagged with three more penalties after the game concluded.
“Emotions are high,” Shaw told reporters afterward. “I don’t know what’s said. I was obviously upset with the ring, being late in game. It doesn’t give us a chance to tie it up.”
Shaw’s apparent apply the slur drew a strong rebuke from the You Can Play Plan, a non-profit group that has partnered with the NHL and other leagues to advocate for the inclusion of LGBT players, coaches and fans.
The NHL investigated Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds in 2011 afte
The NHL announced this week that “Hockey Is For Everyone” month, conducting in partnership with the You Can Play Project, will feature 30 “ambassadors” from each team who will be “a leader in the locker room and in the community on diversity, equality, and inclusion.”
There are players that “have agreed to lead the way in their markets and fight homophobia in sports; some will be featured in local common service announcements.”
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The NHL has announced which players from each team will be the ambassadors this month. Some of them were pretty expected: Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins and Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals acquire been vocal advocates for the LGBTQ community.
And one was very, very unexpected: Andrew Shaw of the Montreal Canadiens.
Shaw, you’ll recall, is less than a year removed from existence suspended for a playoff game while with the Chicago Blackhawks for “making use of a homophobic slur.” He used it while sitting in the penalty box, and later claimed he didn’t realize what he had said.
You Can Play reached out to the NHL after the incident went viral, saying they were “saddened and offended to glimpse Andrew Shaw’s use of homophob
Shaw Proud to Work for as You Can Play Ambassador
February is Hockey Is For Everyone month, and the campaign has been conducted in partnership with the You Can Engage Project, which works closely with LGBTQ athletes and promotes respect and inclusion for everyone. Each of the 30 NHL clubs include designated a You Can Play representative – one player for each team – with Andrew Shaw being named the Montreal Canadiens representative.
It’s a role Shaw is honoured to have.
As noted in a recent media let go, the ambassador on each team will be “a head in the locker room and in the community on diversity, equality and inclusion.”
During the 2015-16 playoffs, Shaw, then with the Chicago Blackhawks, was given a one-game suspension and fined for directing a homophobic slur at an official. The centreman issued a deepfelt apology at the time, noting that he wanted to learn from the mistake.
He’s trying to show that he continues to survive up to his words.
"[You Can Play] brought it to the team and I thought it would be a good opportunity to help out. What I went through last year, I learned from it. Words affect people more than you think, and that's something that I learned," said Shaw to a l
Almost every sportswriter I comprehend loves to romanticize about the old days — when being a thrash writer allowed you to get to know the people you covered on a meaningful level. You developed a good active relationship, a give and take. Maybe the player would get angry with you for something you wrote, but you would talk it out and move on.
I’m 29 and I have no plan what that era of sportswriting was like. The access we have to athletes is limited.
Teams authority everything. They shut down interviews that go lengthy, micromanage the image of their franchise and coach players on what to say.
Rarely do you receive to have a true conversation. Andrew Shaw and I had one Wednesday.
It came after Shaw, visibly shaken, apologized for using a homophobic slur in the penalty box belated in the Hawks’ 4-3 loss to the Blues in Game 4 of their playoff series Thursday.
“I’m not that kind of guy,” Shaw said in a broken voice.
It was raw and heartfelt.
Even with all the restrictions in place in the latest sports media landscape, I have a bead on what kind of guy Shaw is after covering the Hawks for a full season. He doesn’t hide when the media enters the dressi