NHL Star Apologizes For Hateful Anti-Gay Remarks

NHL Star, Cam Janssen, of the New Jersey Devils, appeared on an internet radio show.

During the interview he made some anti-gay remarks that got some people pretty upset.

Believe it or not, hockey does have LGBT fans.

In the interview he said:

"Janssen: "There's some sh*t-talkin' that goes down that pisses some people off. There's a lot of personal sh*t, man, like, guys know personal sh*t. … You wanna get in people's heads to get them off their f*ckin' game and don't get me wrong, you don't wanna go too deep with sh*t because we all have our issues here. Let's be honest."

Host: "But if the guy was suckin' c*ck four weeks ago, you're gonna let him know about it?"

Janssen: "Oh, if he's suckin' c*ck, he's gettin' his ass kicked." [laughter]"

Wow. Just wow.

Realizing awful those statements were (and probably suffering some serious backlash from his coach) Cam apologized, saying:

"Earlier this week, I participated in an internet-based radio show in which I used some poor judgment which I now regret. The New Jersey Devils were unaware of this interview, which I arranged myself.

I would like to apologize for my poor choice of language. The tone of the interview was very casual and off-color, and I lost focus on what is and is not acceptable and professional. I am deeply sorry to anyone who was offended by my language. Moving forward, I hope to eliminate that type of language from my vocabulary. I would also like to take this chance to express my support for the work the You Can Play project is doing, and for the gay community in general.

I apologize for the embarrassment my comments have caused to the New Jersey Devils management, as well as my teammates."

The You Can Play project is a campaign that battles homophobia in professional hockey.

One of their spokespersons accepted Janssen's apology:

"People unwilling to give Cam a chance to learn from his mistakes are doing no more to support You Can Play than he did in his interview."

At least he manned up and apologized.

Hopefully he may think twice next time before saying the first hateful thing that comes to his mind.

[Image via AP Images.]

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