The Montreal Canadiens say goaltender Carey Price was not aware of the 1989 Polytechnique Massacre when he made a post in favour of hunting firearms days ahead of its anniversary.
The Montreal Canadiens have issued a "sincere apology" after goalie Carey Price posted a photo of himself with a gun on social media and a message in support of a gun lobby group that recently used "POLY" as a promotional discount code.Price made the post on Saturday, just days ahead of the massacre's Dec. 6 anniversary.
But the post also came a day after one of the survivors of the Polytechnique mass shooting, Nathalie Provost, denounced the CCFR for creating promotional code "POLY" offering customers 10 per cent off of merchandise.Provost, who is also a spokesperson for the gun-control group PolySeSouvient, created by survivors of the massacre, called the discount code "incredibly disrespectful.
In a statement earlier in the day, France Margaret Bélanger, the president of Groupe CH, the company that owns the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, said the group had shared negative reactions to the post with Price. The statement also recognized the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women — saying the team's thoughts are with the 14 women who died 33 years ago, their loved ones and survivors.
"I'm not sure people outside of Quebec know all about it. Carey's a sensitive guy, he's a family guy. I don't think the post was made with malicious intentions," St-Louis added.
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