Lightning’s Brown gets death threats

Lightning forward J.T. Brown on Saturday night became the first hockey player to engage in a national anthem protest when he stood on the bench with his fist raised in the air.

Brown said he received death threats and racist remarks on Twitter after his protest but defended his decision to bring light to “police brutality, racial injustice and inequality” in the United States.

“I know it may not sit well with everyone, but to truly make change in this world we must be able to be pushed outside of our comfort zone,” Brown said on Twitter.

“I want young minorities to see that what they may be going through is not being ignored by the hockey community.”

The Stanley Cup champion Penguins visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, reiterating that it wasn’t about politics.

Trump mostly stuck to hockey, and Penguins coach Mike Sullivan thought the ceremony went well. News services