Thursday, September 22, 2011

Flyers drop shootout to Red Wings; Simmonds target of racist prank

The Flyers lost a 4-3 shootout decision to the Detroit Red Wings in the club's annual game at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario on Thursday night.

But that wasn't the most surprising outcome in a game which saw Philly rally from a late 3-1 deficit to force extra time.

New forward Wayne Simmonds, a Canadian of African descent, was the target of a racist prank when an unidentified fan threw what was later confirmed to be a banana at the player while he skated in on his shootout chance.

Simmonds scored. And the outrage has begun. More on this story tomorrow, when everyone under the sun will chime in with an opinion.

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