Weekly Links: A response to Andrew Shaw’s homophic slur; NWHL facing a lawsuit; NHL playoff ratings way down in Canada; and more
After Andrew Shaw of the Chicago Blackhawks was suspended for using a gay sluron the ice, gay Chicago sports reporter Chris Hine urges people not to condemn Shaw, but instead to examine the culture in which his actions took place. [Chicago Tribune] Bad news for Rogers Sportsnet in the second year of its 12-year, $5.2…