RealClearSports: A Capital Offense by Some Bruins Fans
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Art Spander in Bruins, Capitals, Joel Ward, articles, hockey, sports and society

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

And so we return to sport's disgraceful past, when a man's performance was less important than the color of his skin. But hatred and ignorance are now introduced through the modern marvel of social media. Or, in this situation, anti-social media.

A hockey player from the Washington Capitals, Joel Ward, scored an overtime goal Wednesday night that eliminated the defending champion Boston Bruins from the Stanley Cup playoffs practically before they got a chance to get in, the first round.

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