Ethan Bear's girlfriend condemns "awful" racist messages to Oilers player
Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports Following a series sweep by the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers defenceman Ethan Bear was the victim of racist comments online. “Ethan has received numerous racist messages and comments,” Bear’s girlfriend wrote in a post on her social media. Bear, who is of Cree descent, was raised in the Ochapowace Nation near Whitewood, Saskatchewan. See also: “To hide behind a screen is cowardly,” she continued. “But to use stereotypes against him as an Indigenous person is dehumanizing and awful!! “We will not be silenced. We will not [accept] this behaviour. It...