Pavelski says violence in home state of Wisconsin 'tough to see'

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueJoe Pavelski has struggled to watch and read about what has happened in his home state in the past week, starting with the police shooting Aug. 23 of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.Pavelski, the Dallas Stars center, is originally from Plover, Wisconsin, approximately three hours northwest of Kenosha. It's the place you call home and you don't like to see things happening like that." Pavelski said the hours and days since the Stars' 6-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Wednesday have been different and enlightening.NHL teams in the playoffs decided against playing games Thursday and Friday as a form of protest against systemic racism and police brutality, joining with athletes from the NBA, WNBA, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and the NFL, who also postponed games or canceled practices.Video: Kevin Weekes on NHL players standing united"We played the game (Wednesday night); right or wrong, it was hard to tell," Pavelski said. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.