whytheracecardisplayedFeb 25, 20201 min readEx-Capitals forward Joel Ward opens up about racism, importance of representation in hockeyUpdated: Apr 11Rated 0 out of 5 stars.No ratings yet#sports"People wanted me dead for the color of my skin," he said of tweets that appeared on social media soon after. "I was like, 'Oh, geez, my God, they want me dead.' I was like, it's one thing to say, 'Hey, you suck.' Like, to say, 'I want you dead' because of the color of my skin, I was like, 'Damn.' So that was kind of an eye-opener."
#sports"People wanted me dead for the color of my skin," he said of tweets that appeared on social media soon after. "I was like, 'Oh, geez, my God, they want me dead.' I was like, it's one thing to say, 'Hey, you suck.' Like, to say, 'I want you dead' because of the color of my skin, I was like, 'Damn.' So that was kind of an eye-opener."