San Jose Mercury News · May 30, 2020
Sharks captain expresses support for Evander Kane, calls for change
(Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group) San Jose Sharks’ Evander Kane (9), left, talks with Logan Couture (39), right during practice at Solar4America Ice in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)Sharks captain Logan Couture expressed his support for teammate Evander Kane on Saturday, saying the sport of hockey and society at large needs to do much more to combat racism.
“First of all, I applaud Evander for speaking the truth,” Couture wrote in a message posted to his Twitter account. “Racism exists in society, it also exists in hockey, That’s a fact.