The Edmonton Oilers’ general manager, the NHL and others are rallying around defenceman Ethan Bear, who was the target of numerous racist online comments after his team was swept from the Stanley Cup playoffs Monday night.
“I feel sick for him,” Oilers GM Ken Holland said Wednesday. “I’m disappointed for him that he would get this kind of abuse. It’s unacceptable.”
Holland said Bear, 23, worked hard throughout the summer to earn his spot on the team — playing his second full NHL season —
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