“Enough.”
That was the united message from the Los Angeles Kings and the Minnesota Wild before puck drop on Thursday.
Players and coaches all held signs that simply read, ‘Enough,’ as a moment of silence was held for the 12 victims who were tragically killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California, a 40-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles.
“We want to help amplify the message that enough is enough,” Kings President Luc Robitaille said before Thursday’s game. “We cannot accept these incidents as a new reality.”
Tonight, the LA Kings and Minnesota Wild share in the goal to amplify the message that acts of this nature cannot be accepted in our world. #ENOUGH pic.twitter.com/XDErFFA8Ct
— LA Kings (@LAKings) November 9, 2018
Robitaille was on the Kings’ broadcast before the game and said that Wednesday’s events can’t be lost on peoples’ minds the next day.
“It’s not enough for every sports organization to just do a moment of silence. We need to do more,” he said.
"It's not enough for every sports organization to just do a moment of silence. We need to do more."@LAKings president Luc Robitaille reflects on last night's events in Thousand Oaks pic.twitter.com/Q4laxnwcKB
— Bally Sports West (@BallySportWest) November 9, 2018
Classy stuff by both the Kings and the Wild.
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck
