The St. Louis Blues condemn what they describe as an antisemitic protest involving messages displayed by fans during a home NHL game last week at Enterprise Center. ESPN and The Independent report the team calls the signs “vile messages of hate,” and that the condemnation follows the incident during a match against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Yahoo Sports and ESPN add that the event includes banners or signs with anti-Israel and antisemitic wording. Yahoo Sports reports the specific lines on the signs as “Israel Kills” and “Free America from Israel,” which were displayed in the stands during the Thursday match. The Independent also frames the episode as an antisemitic protest at the game.
Yahoo Sports further says Blues chairman and governor Tom Stillman issues a statement following the protest on Thursday, Oct. 22. Across outlets, the central shared point is the team’s public condemnation of the messages and the identification of the protest as antisemitic.
