{"id":1748428,"date":"2022-11-22T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T21:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1748428"},"modified":"2022-11-22T16:03:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T21:03:06","slug":"nhl-dragged-for-going-woke-promoting-trans-hockey-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nhl-dragged-for-going-woke-promoting-trans-hockey-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Dragged For Going Woke, Promoting Trans Hockey Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnhl-dragged-for-going-woke-promoting-trans-hockey-tournament%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1748428&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/errant-delivery-driver-takes-the-nhls-stanley-cup-to-the-wrong-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Hockey League<\/a> took some heat over a Tuesday tweet promoting a transgender and non-binary hockey tournament \u2014 and a follow-up comment asserting, \u201cTrans women are women. Trans men are men. Nonbinary identity is real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tournament in question \u2014 the\u00a0Team Trans Draft Tournament \u2014 took place over the weekend in Middleton, Wisconsin, and included only <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/another-womens-sport-sees-trans-athletes-rise-to-top-and-competitors-are-speaking-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trans and non-binary<\/a> players. On Tuesday, the NHL\u2019s official Twitter account shared several photos from the tournament along with a statement showing support for the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NHL is proud to support this past weekend\u2019s Team Trans Draft Tournament in Middleton, Wisconsin,\u201d the tweet read. \u201cThis was the first tournament comprised entirely of transgender and nonbinary players, with around 80 folks participating! #HockeyIsForEveryone #NHLPride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NHL is proud to support this past weekend&#8217;s Team Trans Draft Tournament in Middleton, Wisconsin. This was the first tournament comprised entirely of transgender and nonbinary players, with around 80 folks participating! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HockeyIsForEveryone?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HockeyIsForEveryone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLPride?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NHLPride<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OfEoAVXtH5\">pic.twitter.com\/OfEoAVXtH5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1595070878127034369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But when someone commented in the photos, saying, \u201cSo, men playing on womans team?\u201d the NHL account fired back: \u201cTrans women are women. Trans men are men. Nonbinary identity is real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Nonbinary identity is real.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1595076956852260865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lockerroom situation must have been a nightmare,\u201d Grabien media founder Tom S. Elliott observed.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The lockerroom situation must have been a nightmare <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8cLW0eYx4u\">https:\/\/t.co\/8cLW0eYx4u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1595143247546007609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NHL out here trying to overtake the NFL as the worst run sports league on Planet Earth,\u201d Elliott added in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1595127743242436610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurn off professional sports. Walk away and never look back,\u201d Jesse Kelly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseKellyDC\/status\/1595134414979485697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NHL should definitely let a biological woman line up against Alexander Ovechkin and see how that theory works out for them,\u201d Greg Price <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1595126917170368512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is offensive to everyone who believes in science,\u201d Chris Loesch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisLoesch\/status\/1595124971000721408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>. \u201cReally stupid for the NHL to wade into this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf trans men are men why aren\u2019t they just playing in a men\u2019s league?\u201d @midnightmitch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MidnightMitch\/status\/1595131662828212224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a>, following that with a series of tweets mocking the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>First, he pointed out the fact that as soon as the comments got away from them and started to go sideways, the NHL turned off replies to the tweet.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jr6qgSy5v2\">https:\/\/t.co\/jr6qgSy5v2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eeb1uezIqa\">pic.twitter.com\/Eeb1uezIqa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prison Mitch, Great Meme Wars Vet (@MidnightMitch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MidnightMitch\/status\/1595134719753977856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then came a doctored photo featuring transgender U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine as the league\u2019s Most Valuable Player.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trans women\u2019s division MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jr6qgSh2t2\">https:\/\/t.co\/jr6qgSh2t2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ILHj9WhDX\">pic.twitter.com\/7ILHj9WhDX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prison Mitch, Great Meme Wars Vet (@MidnightMitch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MidnightMitch\/status\/1595139440158339072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the majority mocked the whole situation, there were several who pointed out the fact that as long as there was a dedicated tournament for all transgender and non-binary players \u2014 and if that grew into a league in itself \u2014 that could minimize the likelihood that biological male players who identify as women might attempt to join <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/trans-athlete-severely-injures-girls-volleyball-player-with-spike-district-forfeits-games-for-girls-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all-female leagues<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Hockey League took some heat over a Tuesday tweet promoting a transgender and non-binary hockey tournament \u2014 and a follow-up comment asserting, \u201cTrans women are women. Trans men are men. Nonbinary identity is real.\u201d The tournament in question \u2014 the\u00a0Team Trans Draft Tournament \u2014 took place over the weekend in Middleton, Wisconsin, and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":1748431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1748428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1748428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1748431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1748428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1748428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1748428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}