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The Myth: The Carolina Hurricanes do not support sexual violence because their fans were chanting "No means no" at Carter Hart.

The Reality: The Hurricanes' FANS may not support the actions of Carter Hart, but the organization itself has welcomed one of the other accused players back to professional hockey.

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Carolina management signed Cal Foote to their AHL affiliate on December 1st. There were even reports in September that the Canes were considering signing BOTH Hart and Michael McLeod ahead of October 15th (the earliest day the acquitted could be signed). Hurricanes' supporters caught wind of the rumors, and authored a petition that garnered the support of over 1,700 fans who voiced their concerns over the potential move. Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) reported the team withdrew their interest in the two players due to fan pushback.

But on the very first day the players could return to game action, the Hurricanes quietly forced the Chicago Wolves to sign Cal Foote.

The Wolves’ governor and vice chairman, Wendell Young, told Front Office Sports that Carolina has had full control over all signings since the teams renewed their partnership in 2024. Young said he first heard about Foote’s potential addition to the @Chicago_Wolves a few weeks earlier from the player’s agent, not from Carolina brass. “One-hundred percent not a Chicago Wolves signing,” Young says. “We understand the magnitude of this signing and everything surrounding it. The signing is out of our control..."

The @Canes only pretended to hear the concerns of their fans, but quietly FORCED their AHL club WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT to sign a man accused of sexual assault. They didn't even have the decency to warn the club, instead took the cowardly route of having Foote's agent break the news to the Wolves.

Anyone who followed the case closely knows that Foote was the player who infamously did the splits over EM without consent. That fact was not actually disproven in court. The judge specifically singled out Foote's charges in her ruling. Instead of using the general phrasing "consent was found", as she did for the 4 other accused, she only dismissed Foote's charges labelling them "non-sexual" because of Carter Hart's testimony that he was clothed. It is important to remember that Hart was literally the only witness to say he was clothed and in doing so contradicted multiple 2022 confessions that were omitted from the trial. The prosecution tried to argue that EVEN IF Foote was clothed, to do the splits over an unwilling naked women is sexual in nature. But the judge made it clear: if you are wearing shorts, you can stick your junk in anyone's face at any time.

Carolina Hurricanes fans should be proud that they banded together so that their voices could be heard. But I hope they show that same energy if their own team decides to call Foote up to the big league club. I have faith that they will. They have been consistent in their message; from their petition in the fall to their chant in the Cup Final, Canes fans are not OK with this. There will always be a group that will defend these men (I call them the "fEmAle JuDge gang"), but the sensible fans in Carolina have been able to drown them out.

Having one of these horrible men's name on the Stanley Cup is a tough reality we may have to wrestle with. But let's not pretend the Cup isn't already tainted with the names of men with A similar lack of morals. If the Hurricanes manage to win the series, we can be thrilled for their fans and for keeping the Cup a little less tarnished. But I will not be happy for the management that has made it clear: they don't care about sexual violence.

[Honey | black cinema enthusiast @BlackHoneyVA]

As the discourse around “puck bunnies” goes mainstream I want you to familiarize yourself with how Junior Hockey players (16 to 21 year olds) discuss the women in their lives online.

[berms if you know me @_Berma]

CP24 first thing in the morning is no different than doomscrolling short form content

[Ken @RihannaRelease]

The judges just RIGGED the makeover challenge with these horrible ass critiques #DragRace

[Jordan @jordancicchelli]

don’t you dare touch celebrini

[Jordan @jordancicchelli]

Tate McRae where do you stand right now

[Dave Hodge @davehodge20]

Canada just watched hockey’s version of the Blue Jays’ World Series loss.

[r @6ffside]

countdown to 2030 revenge with 42 year old sidney crosby starts now

[johnny @JohnnyGiunta_]

At 28 years of age I have simply learned that every singular sports moment in my life will be torturous hell win or lose

[Halibitch Angela 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @Angeladoneit]

Win or lose
Proud to be Canadian 🇨🇦

#TeamCanada #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026

[Sarah Jenkins @sarahjenkinsxo]

I’m sorry but what did we do to deserve this and a Game 7 extra inning blue jays loss, like we’re the good guys

[mads @macksarchieve]

today my canadianism is at it’s peak I have never been more canadian than today i bleed maple syrup and my favorite song is oh canada

[goma @soigomaa]

I like when men explain basic things to me because in my mind it's not mansplaining, it's more like when a toddler is really excited to tell you about dinosaurs and you're like that's right cutie! you're so smart!! only one of us is being condescending and it's me

[jynx @jynxbby]

the lover girl in me is strong but the man hater in me is stronger

[🦢 @meishato]

every morning i wake up and make the worst possible time management decisions anyone has ever made

[katie ⋆⭒.⋆ @djowoll_]

me liking every hate tweet about That team and That goalie

[Montreal Expos @Montreal_Expos]

“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops. Today, November 2, a Sunday of rain and broken branches and leaf-clogged drains and slick streets, it stopped, and summer was gone.”

- A. Bartlett Giamatti (with a small change from October to November)