--- title: NHL Player Apologizes for Yelling Homophobic Slur At Referee description: The National Hockey League is investigating Chicago Blackhawks center Andrew Shaw after a late-game outburst toward an official. canonical: https://time.com/4301444/andrew-shaw-blackhawks-anti-gay-slur/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-20T18:22:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:54:38.653Z article:section: Sports og:title: NHL Player Apologizes for Yelling Homophobic Slur at Referee og:description: The Chicago Blackhawks' Andrew Shaw says emotions were high and he was "upset with the call" og:url: https://time.com/4301444/andrew-shaw-blackhawks-anti-gay-slur/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8653c3be28b6bbd/69888fffab6d77f9636a959e/gettyimages-522521768.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: St. Louis Blues v Chicago Blackhawks - Game Four og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: NHL Player Apologizes for Yelling Homophobic Slur at Referee twitter:description: The Chicago Blackhawks' Andrew Shaw says emotions were high and he was "upset with the call" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8653c3be28b6bbd/69888fffab6d77f9636a959e/gettyimages-522521768.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hockey Player Apologizes for Yelling Homophobic Slur at Referee > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 19: Andrew Shaw #65 of the Chicago Blackhawks watches as the puck sails over Brian Elliott #1 of the St. Louis Blues on a goal by Duncan Keith in the third period in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center on April 19, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blues defeated the Blackhawks 4-3\. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Jonathan Daniel—Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Apr 20, 2016 6:22 PM UTC A Chicago Blackhawks player apologized Wednesday after shouting a homophobic remark at a referee during a playoff game. Andrew Shaw, the Blackhawks’ 24-year-old center, was angry after receiving a penalty during the last minutes of Game 4 against the St. Louis Blues, when he made the remark. No audio of the incident [has surfaced](http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/%5F/id/15276794/andrew-shaw-chicago-blackhawks-appears-use-gay-slur), according to ESPN, but [video was quickly posted to social media](https://twitter.com/Jonssonville/status/722646972503605249?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw). When asked about the incident following the game, Shaw said he didn’t remember it, saying that he was “upset with the call” and that his emotions were high, according to ESPN, but he later apologized. “When I got home and saw the video, it was evident that what I did was wrong, no matter the circumstances,” Shaw said in a statement. “I apologize to many people, including the gay and lesbian community, the Chicago Blackhawks organization, Blackhawks fans and anyone else I may have offended. I know my words were hurtful and I will learn from my mistake.” The Chicago Blackhawks, who lost the game 4-3 and face possible elimination from the playoffs, also apologized for Shaw’s remarks, saying the team was “extremely disappointed” in his actions. The National Hockey League told the Chicago _Tribune_ that it was [investigating the issue](http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-andrew-shaw-discipline-homophobic-slur-20160419-story.html), which has placed the league in the spotlight of a [growing movement](http://time.com/3852611/sports-homophobia-study/?iid=sr-link1) to stop homophobia in sports. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4301444/andrew-shaw-blackhawks-anti-gay-slur/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4301444/andrew-shaw-blackhawks-anti-gay-slur/"},"headline":"Hockey Player Apologizes for Yelling Homophobic Slur at Referee","datePublished":"2016-04-20T18:22:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:54:38.653Z","description":"The Chicago Blackhawks' Andrew Shaw says emotions were high and he was \"upset with the call\"","url":"https://time.com/4301444/andrew-shaw-blackhawks-anti-gay-slur/","keywords":["hockey","chicago","LGBT","Homophobia"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8653c3be28b6bbd/69888fffab6d77f9636a959e/gettyimages-522521768.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8653c3be28b6bbd/69888fffab6d77f9636a959e/gettyimages-522521768.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"St. Louis Blues v Chicago Blackhawks - Game Four","caption":"St. Louis Blues v Chicago Blackhawks - Game Four","creditText":"Jonathan Daniel—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/hockey/","name":"hockey"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4301444/andrew-shaw-blackhawks-anti-gay-slur/","name":"Hockey Player Apologizes for Yelling Homophobic Slur at Referee"}}]}] ```