During Game 3 of the Jets-Ducks series, Winnipeg Jets fans chanted "Katy Perry" in reference to Corey Perry. On Friday, Gary Bettman, commissioner of the NHL, responded to these chants when prompted by Jesse Spector of The Sporting News as to whether these chants would alienate female fans. His response? To say that those chants weren’t intended to be sexist and that they could be compared to calling a goalie a sieve. Fortunately, a woman-identified reporter named Sarah Kwak happened to be there to point out that "sieves don’t have feelings". Instead of acknowledging how problematic his remarks were, he simply said that he could not "stifle" remarks like that.
Sexism in the NHL: Still a Thing
