![]() Half of our real-life roster of 14 players are visible minorities, which also reflects our extended social circle. This all hits pretty close to home for us as a group. For example, this local team that we matched up against last week: It’s not just limited to anti-black racism either. Whether it’s racist team names, racist player names, players dressed up in highly caricatured ways (players set to the biggest size and darkest skin colours are probably the most common “build” in the online game), team mascots with racist names… it never really ends. I’m only including attaching a few of our matchups in this piece, but make no mistake – we see these all the time. Instead, our biggest point of frustration has been the racism that we’ve seen within it. We don’t have an amazing team, but we have a pretty good one, so we end up playing most nights.īut it’s a very frustrating game to play, and not just because of the technical flaws of the hockey game (which are small, but abused). We thought this was a great way to keep the Beavurritos together, and we’ve played hundreds of games together since March. For those who haven’t played a hockey video game in the modern era, “EASHL” was a feature introduced in 2008 that allows you to take control of your own individual character, on a custom team, and work together with your friends in 3v3 or 5v5 games. Our solution? We all picked up NHL 20 and decided we’d take our league play to the digital ice – the EA Sports Hockey League. We’re not particularly good – in fact, we’re the worst team in the lowest level in our league, as a byproduct of the fact that every one of us either started playing, skating, or both in the past few years (personally, I’m a life-long ball hockey player, but a relatively untrained and therefore poor skater). Besides the odd gathering at one of our places, or at a bar, or whatever, what brought us together the most was playing hockey every Thursday. When COVID-19 put the world on pause a few months ago, it meant that my real-life friend circle was suddenly low on things to do. With that all said, I’m back on the blog today to show an example of complacency towards racial issues, and one that hits close to home. The whole policing system needs significant reform for reasons beyond, but largely made evident within its racial bias, and it’s far from the first system of power that needs a serious re-look. ![]() ![]() I would like to be in support of respectful law enforcement officials, but what we’ve seen this week – peaceful protests being broken up by extreme shows of police violence while the destruction on the peripheral is largely allowed to give cause – shows that the “one bad apple” analogy cannot be spoken without the “spoils the whole bunch” part and that the apple count is very high as it is. I’m in full support of those that they’re fighting for. I’m in full support of the millions of protesters in the streets and in the media, traditional or digital. Instead, I’ve largely used my Twitter account to amplify voices talking about and documenting the Black Lives Matter protests that are happening around the world, particularly in the United States and issues that surround them. This site has been more or less silent, and very little of my social media content has anything to do with the sport. Officially Licensed Product of the National Hockey League.As you’ve probably noticed over the past few days, I’ve by and large put hockey content on the back-burner. NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. ![]() Software Usage Terms apply, See eu./legal for full usage rights.ĬONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS APPLY. exclusively licensed to Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. Library programs ©Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. See Health Warnings for important health information before using this product. Sign in to PlayStation Network is not required to use this on your primary PS4, but is required for use on other PS4 systems. One-time licence fee to download to multiple PS4 systems. See Terms of Service for more important information. If you do not wish to accept these terms, do not download this product. Network Players 2-12 - Full game requires PlayStation®Plus membership to access online multiplayerĭownload of this product is subject to the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and our Software Usage Terms plus any specific additional conditions applying to this product. A new broadcast package celebrates your biggest plays as you take on all-new game modes, including the new winner-take-all Eliminator mode where you play solo or team up with friends to take down the competition. ![]() In NHL® 20, your favorite NHL stars now look and feel more authentic with new Signature Shots and over 45 new shot types that make every attack a threat. ![]()
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