Marc Andre Fleury Gives Gary Bettman The Middle Finger And Disregards His Rule
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Tyler Ball
November 24, 2023 (9:51 PM)
Fleury Completely Disregards Bettman With Big Decision
Tonight Marc-Andre Fleury made a huge decision that directly calls out Gary Bettman and the NHL. This morning there were reports that Fleury wanted to wear a specialty mask to honor Native American Heritage. He was shut down by the NHL however that is not stopping him.
UPDATE: Rule be damned, Marc-Andre Fleury is wearing his Native American Heritage mask in warmups. I'm told it's very unlikely he or the #mnwild will be fined, but he's risking it
His mask is up to $5,600 in the auction—vastly more than any other item
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Fleury has gotten a ton of discussion and attention leading up to the debut of this new mask. Some of the attention could lead to a big jump in proceeds to the cause his mask is being auctioned off for.
Tonight Fleury debuted the mask.
Fleury Debuts New Mask In Spite Of Bettman And The NHL's Rules
Tonight in warmups Fleury wore the mask and was the talk of the hockey world for his commitment to the cause.
Marc-Andre Fleury is wearing his Native American Heritage mask in warmups.
Fleury will be in the news for days after this game is completed. All eyes will be on him and the NHL to see if the league is willing to discipline him for using the mask. Fleury did not use the mask in the game as he is the backup for tonight's contest.
Previously on Daily Hockey Dose
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24 NOVEMBRE | 4264 ANSWERS Marc Andre Fleury Gives Gary Bettman The Middle Finger And Disregards His Rule Should Marc-Andre Fleury be fined? |
yes | 213 | 5 % |
no | 4051 | 95 % |
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