There have been many accounts of racism in sports and especially in hockey games. One such example is in a game where the washington capitals vs. the philadelphia flyers on February 18 2018. Smith-Pelly, who is black, was in the penalty box in the third period after a fight with Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy. The fans to the left of the penalty box started chanting basketball implying that Smith Pelly should be playing basketball instead of hockey because he was black. Smith Pelly in response to the racist taunts, grabbed his stick and started tapping the glass. After this incident, the ushers in the arena ejected the fans out of the game. From this incident we can see the ushers that work in the NHL handling the incident as best as
