PK Subban and Wayne Gretzky love 😘 kissing up to Trump

[LessAspin]

Akim Aliu blasts P.K. Subban’s Trump comments: ‘You’re a disgrace’


That came after a previous post from Subban Tuesday which seemed to support the idea of a Trump appearance:



Those comments from Subban (who was born and raised in Canada, but now works for an American network) drew their own reaction. And one of the most notable reactions there came from former NHL player Akim Aliu, who’s also known for his work trying to expand diversity in hockey and his honest comments about the barriers he has faced. On X, Aliu went after Subban in incredibly strong terms, calling him “a sell out of the highest proportions” and much more:




Here’s the full text of that post from Aliu:

I’ve watched you from afar and never said anything for two main reasons. 1 being the respect I have for your brothers and parents & 2 I’ve always wanted to keep the in fighting between folks of color to a minimum.

This was something I couldn’t let go –

I’ve known you since I was ten years old and played with you so I’d say I know you better than most at a deeper level. You were a hell of a player and instead of using your platform you did everything in your power to gain acceptance and popularity, nothing with you has ever been genuine but transactional and usually for publicity reasons.

Even during this most sensitive time both politically and socially you take the side of the oppressor because that’s who you make your money from. I would of thought the “love” you have always claimed for your country, a country you represented at the highest levels would shine through to push back on rhetoric of annexation and humiliation of the very land you are born and raised in, but even that doesn’t get you to do the right morally.

This is the reason why every place you have played – no one liked you and players on the inside have always known who you really are – a sell out of the highest proportions. You are the perfect example of why people of color haven’t progressed at the highest levels of society. From one man to another, you’re a disgrace and history will judge you accordingly...

https://bsky.app/profile/novi-6.bsky.social/post/3lipsrjykv227

https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/akim-aliu-blasts-pk-subban-for-trump-comments.html

🇨🇦"The neighborhood pub I am in just booed Gretzky. What a world we live in."🇨🇦

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[True Dough]

1. It's possible to have conflicting feeling about a person

Because I do about Subban. I resent that he's a Trump boot licker.

But I remember this story in the news almost 10 years ago about Subban donating $10 million to a children's hospital while he played in Montreal. I believe he has continued to assist the facility and its patients. So he's not all bad.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/p-k-subban-montreal-canadiens-children-s-hospital-1.3230086

[ProfessorGAC]

5. I Have Issues With Subban

Every appearance on ESPN involves him promoting rough play & fighting.
He's a troglodyte who apparently has never actually watched Olympic or World Cup hockey.
That is hockey at it's zenith & fighting & rough stuff have been close to eliminated.
It's hickey insiders like him that mirror the knuckle dragging fans that scare Bettman from the changes that would grow the game in the US.
Subban profusely praised that ridiculous fight in the 4 nations game (US/Canada)
Then they played again. It was a better game and nobody fought or took cheap shots.
This just happened and he ignored it because it conflicts with his Neanderthal view of the game.

[True Dough]

6. There are still quite a few of those types among the commentators/analysts, Prof

The three fights in nine seconds during the first U.S./Canada game had a lot of the adrenalin-jockeys' tongues wagging with many of the old-school types insisting that the display of violence was a throwback to "real hockey."

Fortunately, the fisticuffs have largely been rooted out of the game. It has changed for the better. And I agree with you, the championship game between Canada/U.S was better than the previous match-up (although the number of injuries were taking their toll).

[gab13by13]

2. How many Russians are playing in the NHL?

All the talk about Alex Ovetchkin breaking Gretzky's record, Ovetchkin is a good friend of Putin.

[Harker]

3. 46 as of a couple of days ago.

6.5% of the league's players.

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4. 🇨🇦 CBC Sports 🇨🇦

Puts their spin on it..

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