NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The National Hockey League has announced that Stanley Cup Playoff games on Thursday and Friday have been postponed as the league looks to shine a light on social justice issues in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The move comes one day after the NBA and WNBA postponed all of their games while Major League Soccer postponed nearly all of its games and several Major League Baseball teams followed suit.
The response from the NHL comes after the Hockey Diversity Alliance, led by San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane, Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba and others called on the league to postpone, feeling it would send a “clear message that human rights take priority over sports.