@mikeinprogress_
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@mikeinprogress_ The NHL is a perfect representation of how a system and culture filled of mostly men, contribute to a society, and athletic space, that prioritizes men over women’s safety and the negative impacts of men’s poor actions. Men’s hockey has a culture problem but there is no one in the NHL that is doing anything to fix it. They are reinforcing it. @edmontonoilers @nhl @sportsnet @vegasgoldenknights
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Video #42319 · Talking Head Edit
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The creator delivers a critical monologue arguing that the NHL's culture is misogynistic, using the Edmonton Oilers' recent signing of Alex Formenton as a case study. He presents evidence of problematic histories within the Oilers' leadership (Stan Bowman, Mike Babcock) and critiques the league's reliance on a flawed legal "process" to justify actions that contradict their stated values, concluding with a call for fans to boycott and protest.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 50%
The NHL is the Manosphere Lite
Verbal hook · 50%
The manosphere hates women out loud. The NHL does it quietly.
Visual hook
A man in a white t-shirt and purple hat speaks directly to the camera while holding a small microphone, establishing a serious, commentary-style tone.
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Steal this for your own video
is the Lite
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A controversial analogy that frames a well-known entity in a new, negative light, immediately establishing the video's critical stance and creating intrigue.
Payoff
An empowering call to action that provides the audience with a clear, tangible way to protest or respond to the issues raised, converting their outrage into potential action.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Systemic Takedown
To build an irrefutable case against an institution or system by starting with a specific, recent incident and progressively revealing a wider pattern of hypocrisy and corruption, culminating in a direct call to action for the audience.
The Catalyst Event
Introduce a specific, recent event that serves as the entry point and primary piece of evidence for the argument, grounding the thesis in a tangible example.
The Contradiction Proof
Juxtapose the entity's stated values or past statements with their current actions, using on-screen evidence to highlight a clear and undeniable hypocrisy.
The Pattern of Misconduct
Broaden the argument by introducing historical evidence of misconduct by the key decision-makers involved, establishing that the catalyst event is not an isolated incident but part of a systemic pattern.
The Official Justification
Present the official, repetitive, and vague explanation used by the entity and its supporters to defend their controversial actions.
The Justification Deconstruction
Analyze and dismantle the official explanation, arguing that the system or 'process' being cited is itself flawed, biased, and not a valid defense.
The True Motive Reveal
Re-frame the entity's reliance on the flawed system not as a neutral act, but as a deliberate strategy to achieve a self-serving goal while avoiding accountability.
The Closing Argument
Explicitly connect all preceding evidence back to the initial hook, providing a comprehensive definition of the opening analogy and solidifying the video's central thesis.
The NHL is a perfect representation of how a system and culture filled of mostly men, contribute to a society, and athletic space, that prioritizes men over women’s safety and the negative impacts of men’s poor actions. Men’s hockey has a culture problem but there is no one in the NHL that is doing anything to fix it. They are reinforcing it. @edmontonoilers @nhl @sportsnet @vegasgoldenknights
title · beginning
The NHL is the Manosphere Lite
informational · beginning
Stan Bowman back in NHL as Edmonton Oilers new general manager
informational · beginning
Goalie Carter Hart in agreement with Golden Knights after sexual assault acquittal
informational · beginning
Ex-Red Wing Johan Franzen calls Mike Babcock 'the worst (person) I have ever met'
informational · beginning
SIGNED ALEX FORMENTON 1 YEAR
contextual · beginning
(Not sure what that is? Pause and look it up.)
informational · beginning
Hockey Canada appeal board confirms five 2018 world junior players breached its code of conduct
informational · beginning
“The allegations made in this case, even if not determined to have been criminal, were very disturbing and the behavior at issue was unacceptable.” – NHL, 2025
call-to-action · beginning
HOLD TO READ
title · middle
Who decided to sign him?
informational · middle
Blackhawks fined $2 million, GM Bowman out after investigation
informational · middle
New Oilers GM Stan Bowman: 'My response was inadequate back in 2010'
informational · middle
Mike Babcock resigns as Blue Jackets coach amid investigation involving players' photos
informational · middle
Formenton: “I’ve gone through a process” Oilers columnist: “It is not just a process, but the process.” Connor McDavid (best player in the world): “He’s gone through a process…it’s a great opportunity for him.”
The manosphere hates women out good. The NHL does it quietly. The NHL will swear to your face that they care about women, but the NHL's actions have never really lived up to it. This week, the Oilers signed Alex Formanton, one of the five players acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial. While acquitted, all five were found by an independent panel to have breached Hockey Canada's code of contact, and the NHL even said this itself about their conduct. But then they reinstated all five, and Edmonton signing Formanton means three of the five are now employed in the league. Let's look at the oiler brass who decided to sign him, though. Their GM, Stan Bowman, resigned in Chicago after an investigation found the team buried a young player's sexual assault report. Their head coach, Mike Babcock, has had worse players call him a bully and accused him of verbal abuse. His last job ended when he made players show him the photos on their phones. But now that it's happened, here's what those in and around the team are saying. Process. Process. Process. What they don't say or have likely even thought about is how the process, the legal process specifically, is broken. In my view, the system is built to protect the accused and wear the accuser down. The league admitted to that that the behavior was unacceptable and then hid behind not criminal the second it was convenient. So when powerful men point at the process, they're not being neutral. It's them leaning on one system that reliably fails women to justify getting what they worst. In this case, hiring someone the league has said conducted disturbing and unacceptable behavior. And that's what I mean by manosphere. Like, the league and each individual team has leverage and could take a stand if they wanted to, but they don't. They're not loud about how they feel about women, but their continued prioritization of questionable men tells us what they believe, which is in direct contradiction to their words. I hold PWHL season tickets, and I stopped watching the NHL last season. If enough men do the same, maybe it will finally land. Bare minimum, boo the fuck out of the Oilers and the Golden Knights every time they step into your building. Peace.