Vegans/Vegetarians in the NHL

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

My girlfriend is a huge vegan, awesome one too because she never once judged me for eating meat and for the fact she's trying to learn about hockey. She asked me which NHL players were Vegetarian and the only ones I could dig up were Zach Bogosian, Georges Laraque, Ryan O'Reilly and Jonathan Toews tries to avoid eating meat. She claims the first NHL jersey she's going to buy is a vegan hockey player.

Anybody else I'm missing?

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[sabresfan129103]

I had no idea that Toews or Bogosian were vegetarians. I did know that ROR was one.

 

[Stand Witness]

Chara isn't vegan by a vegans standard but would probably be considered a vegan by people who aren't familiar with it haha. By this I mean I think he eats like 95% vegan so the average person would call him one but a vegan would probably say that he isn't because being a vegan has a huge ethical portion to it as well.

I am sure there will be a lot more than people would expect. Im not gonna say its a common diet but I've been vegetarian for over a year now (sisters and gf vegan) and I've met a ton of people who are vegan/vegetarian since I started.

 

[CauZuki]

I think Max Pacioretty switched to a veggie diet a few years ago.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Zigomanis, although he was never really relevant in the NHL. Also, veganism should be the way to go for everyone. Although there are some people's bodies not adapted for it, most people that "fail" it aren't doing it properly or quit too soon. It's truly beneficial for everything in the end.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Athanasiou for the Wings.

Believe Abdelkader also has very limited meat consumption and transitioned for a short time as well.

 

[wej20]

Zigomanis, although he was never really relevant in the NHL. Also, veganism should be the way to go for everyone. Although there are some people's bodies not adapted for it, most people that "fail" it aren't doing it properly or quit too soon. It's truly beneficial for everything in the end.

Being vegan isn’t as good for humanity as you think

 

[Mr. Met]

I'm vegan.

 

[molon labe]

Wouldn't surprise me at all if any pro athlete gave up pork and beef during the regular season - but going full vegan would be insanely tough. Your metabolism is already maxed out with the calories you burn, and you're going to strictly eat fast-processing foods like veggies, fruits, and grains? I'd be very curious to see what their diet looks like... someone should investigate :p

 

[Macbanan]

I'm vegan.

Ah the old meateaters trope of imitating an old stereotype. How stereotypical.

 

[justafan22]

Athanasiou for the Wings.

Believe Abdelkader also has very limited meat consumption and transitioned for a short time as well.

Marek on 31 thoughts said this the past week.

 

[TCNorthstars]

The real question is are they truly vegan or just eating a plant based diet?

 

[SouthGeorge]

Not sure but we know Tom Wilson isn't one.

 

[TCNorthstars]

Being vegan isn’t as good for humanity as you think

From the link:

4.3 Caveats and lingering questions
While this study shows that dietary change has the potential to reduce requirements for agricultural land and increase carrying capacity, the results are perhaps best treated as a foundation for further hypothesis testing. Only one version of each diet scenario was run in the analysis. More work is needed to understand the range of variability within each diet, and the sensitivity of results to changes in key parameters such as crop yields and food waste. In particular, each of the diets is represented by a single set of food preferences, and it is possible to envision variations on each diet that conform to the same structure in terms of food group servings yet differ in terms of the constituent foods.

It should also be noted that carrying capacity of the Vegan diet is more than twice the population of the United States. So why wouldn't we reduce animal cruelty, health care costs, and pollution by adopting a Vegan lifestyle? Seems like a no brainer to me!

Thanks for linking that study. Was in interesting read.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Being vegan isn’t as good for humanity as you think

There's no mention of pollution or water usage, which is far more damaging than land use. Also are people that stupid to assume that vegans are all going to eat what lettuce as their only source of food?

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Didn't know about O'Reilly, seems his IQ off the ice is just as high as it is on the ice!

 

[TCNorthstars]

Go on...



That's the real question?

Yes it is. Eating a whole food plant based diet does not mean one is vegan.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Pacioretty became vegan last summer and lost all his intensity

and i know there's no science to back me up so don't even start

 

[Dialamo]

Vegan diet + eggs for the highest quality protein source (so a mostly vegan diet) doesn't sound like a bad idea now that I think of it.

 

[GodEmperor]

Kinda surprised nobody mentioned Chara yet, he made a post alluding to him going Vegan earlier this year.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

A lot of people are making veganism look like a religion. Let’s calm down. Different people have different tastes. There is enough meaningless contempt in this world. No need to judge others on their meat, eggs and milk consumption.

 

[Jot]

Being vegan isn’t as good for humanity as you think

Which makes sense?

Sow Less, Reap More (Abundance)
or
Sow More, Reap Less (Scarcity)

It takes a massive amount of natural resources to produce to 1 lb of beef. Its unsustainable.

Thus, food has become scarce resource, which is why people are dying of hunger all over the world.

 

[bottomofthefoodchain]

Being vegan isn’t as good for humanity as you think

Couldn’t read the article but being vegan or vegetarian is a lot better for the environment, and humanity.
Which makes me a complete hypocrit, since I care for the environment but I’m not vegan.

 

[OVrocks]

I used to be vegan, but have since transitioned to meataterian. Nowadays, I kill chickens (in the most humane way possible) for fun and profit.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

Which makes sense?

Sow Less, Reap More (Abundance)
or
Sow More, Reap Less (Scarcity)

It takes a massive amount of natural resources to produce to 1 lb of beef. Its unsustainable.

Thus, food has become scarce resource, which is why people are dying of hunger all over the world.

If you’re a vegan, you are actually against animals. Cows, goats, and pigs would not exist if people didn’t support them. And the only reason people keep them in existence is because a bacon cheeseburger is a very good lunch. If people no longer needed them, evolution would just eat them up.