Girl refuses to wear hockey jersey over ‘offensive’ logo – CTV

September 8, 2017

A community is at odds over whether a Calgary minor league hockey team should change its logo after a seven-year-old player refused to wear the jersey because she said it was “offensive.”

Emblazoned on the front of the Northwest Warriors hockey team’s jersey is an image of a First Nations man or “warrior” wearing feathers. The logo resembles the famous emblem for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL.

The young player, who wished to remain anonymous, chose not to participate in her team’s games this season in protest. That decision has divided members of the community with some voicing their support for the logo while others would like to see it replaced.

One mother of another player on the girl’s team, Brenda Fishley, told CTV Calgary that she doesn’t understand what all of the uproar is about.