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The NHL announced on Tuesday that Colorado Avalanche team captain Gabriel Landeskog became the latest professional athlete to speak on behalf of the You Can Play Project, making the league the first professional sports league in North America to have each of its member teams represented by players voicing support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender athletes and fans. "Having full and, more importantly, ongoing participation from the NHL, is a milestone for acceptance of all athletes at every level of play and sport," said You Can Play executive director Wade Davis in a statement. "Every major mens sports league has been represented in a You Can Play video and now every team in one of the worlds premier sports leagues has actively participated. This support from professional leagues has a positive impact in locker rooms and anywhere sports are played." Landeskog, the Avalanches 21-year-old team captain and a member of the 2014 Swedish Olympic mens hockey team, appears in a video filmed with players from local high schools as part of the Colorado High School Activities Associations (CHSAA) You Can Play, Colorado! initiative - designed to promote diversity and inclusion while lessening bullying in sports and student activities. "Young athletes everywhere look up to National Hockey League players as leaders on inclusion," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "Our players, our Clubs and every member of the NHL family will strive to support important initiatives such as You Can Play in our local communities and around the world." Dozens of players representing the NHL, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Football League and a number of minor leagues and college teams have made You Can Play videos in support of LGBT inclusion in sports. Dan Fortmann Jersey . 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No venue has been a bigger obstacle for the Whitecaps than the one they visit on Sunday, when they play Chivas USA; co-tenants of the Stub Hub Centre with the LA Galaxy. In nine contests there, the Whitecaps have but one win, and two draws. Theyve scored just five times in Carson, while allowing 15 goals. With four games in SoCal this season (representing 11.7% of their entire schedule) taking more of those available 12 points might help reverse a trend that has seen the club win just seven out of 52 games away from Vancouver. ' ' '