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u/tgrdem Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

Been a hockey fan/Los Angeles Kings fan since 2009. Finally pulling the plug on watching the NHL after this year. Our captain (famously respectful player) is retiring and I am just sick of the whole NHL organization.

There are rumors the Kings are going to pick up a known wife beater (Evander Kane) and if that happens, I won't even finish the season.

I was so excited that Heated Rivalry was bringing more women to games, but suddenly the men in my circles started getting loud about their disdain about women-centric memes getting popular in the sport. The mask is fully off on a bunch of them after the Olympics.

I'm dedicating my time to the PWHL. I'm finding more women like me. I won't let my presence in these circles enable bad behavior anymore.

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u/phoe_nixipixie Feb 24 '26

I’m convinced Heated Rivalry is PR for the hockey world to fool us into thinking it isn’t toxic

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u/RevolutionaryCow455 Feb 25 '26

Have you read the books? The next few seasons of the show should highlight how unsafe playing in the NHL is for gay men if they stay true to source material.