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Wild defenceman Matt Dumba of Regina becomes 1st NHLer to kneel for U.S. anthem | CBC Sports

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Aug 2, 2020
Wild defenceman Matt Dumba of Regina becomes 1st NHLer to kneel for U.S. anthem | CBC Sports

Regina native became the first NHL player to kneel for a national anthem during the league’s restart on Saturday and also gave a speech about racial injustice.

Malcolm Subban of Chicago and Darnell Nurse of the Edmonton Oilers place their hands on Mathew Dumba of the Minnesota Wild as he takes a knee during the American national anthem before Game 1 of the qualifying-round series between Chicago and Edmonton on Saturday. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild defenceman Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel for a national anthem during the league’s restart on Saturday.

The Regina native made a speech about social and racial justice prior to Edmonton’s first game of the NHL restart — the second overall — before he kneeled for The Star Spangled Banner.

Players from the Oilers and Chicago stood around the centre-ice circle for both anthems prior to the game.

Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse and Chicago goalie Malcolm Subban each put a hand on Dumba’s shoulder as he kneeled for a recordi

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