{"id":917969,"date":"2026-07-06T22:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/vegas-golden-knights-goalie-carter-hart-stirs-the-pot-with-free-alberta-t-shirt\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:17:15","slug":"vegas-golden-knights-goalie-carter-hart-stirs-the-pot-with-free-alberta-t-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/vegas-golden-knights-goalie-carter-hart-stirs-the-pot-with-free-alberta-t-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart stirs the pot with Free Alberta t-shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=MJ-shW81HfMp2xkpULSr1Q, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=LSINJwP7OhF12YTy5O7Ddg 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=9yO6RJ5j-41_NTcVJ8-JyA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=uVkUe7rzZ62XG-ZcOaFr2Q 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=FapKJQrM_I3utPV52cDSsQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=mlJrH8VVGH7lNkVaRNIMGw 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=wb6Dpmocx5fxIYuN3lUgmQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=dBQXr1L6tKwhmT7EpbSwaw 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=nBLvoey-gg5jrEcfHkVjxA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=7Cbk3iPbf97IUFgI3XJA3Q 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img alt=\"Carter Hart #79 of the Vegas Golden Knights looks on prior to a game against the Colorado Avalanche in Game Four of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 26, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=owJo3p9i4a8P3VS3hzElHA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=owJo3p9i4a8P3VS3hzElHA,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2278366880_303372783.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=eJObf4CVZpzEZ88yjrU6kw 2x\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> Carter Hart #79 of the Vegas Golden Knights looks on prior to a game against the Colorado Avalanche in Game Four of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 26, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/span> <span>Photo by Ethan Miller<\/span> \/<span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Carter Hart is back in the national spotlight. 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Though his sordid past certainly plays a role in the reaction the former Philadelphia Flyers goaltender is getting today.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<div aria-labelledby=\"OilSpills3809404138016764898222802993152000\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component data-target-list=\"EDM_OIL_SPILLS\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<p>By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of his not-guilty legal results that led to his reinstatement by the NHL and subsequent employment by the Vegas Golden Knights in their current quest for the Stanley Cup, the court of public opinion has had its own say in regard to who Hart is as a person. And those voices rang out loudly once again Tuesday after a photo surfaced on Reddit with him wearing a Free Alberta T-shirt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>In the image, Hart is seen giving one of his sticks to a young student who made his way from Chicago to Sin City with a sign saying he just passed high-school finals. Of course, the otherwise touching moment was spoiled by Hart taking the opportunity to also give his nation the shaft by promoting the controversial slogan.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async>Free Alberta would appear to be aligned with the movement <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"promoting Alberta separatism,\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/tag\/alberta-separatism\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/tag\/alberta-separatism\/\" target=\"_blank\">promoting Alberta separatism,<\/a> while recent polls indicate two-thirds of Albertans oppose the idea of independence.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Not to get bogged down in the politics of it all, but think of it as Alberta\u2019s version of a \u201crallying cry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>As one Reddit user put it, \u201cI am fully behind Carter Hart separating from Canada,\u201d which was quickly followed by another pointing out, \u201cMight be the only way he\u2019d play for a national team.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-async>For the record, there wasn\u2019t much support for Hart <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"in the postu2019s discussion\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/hockey\/comments\/1to6tjz\/carter_hart_wearing_a_controversial_free_alberta\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/hockey\/comments\/1to6tjz\/carter_hart_wearing_a_controversial_free_alberta\/\">in the post\u2019s discussion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy can\u2019t stop saying and doing s___ to make people dislike him lol. It\u2019s like he\u2019s addicted to being the worst version of himself,\u201d went one response, while some were quick to spread the blame, \u201cCause of course he\u2019s a separatist \u2026 man, I hate my province\u2019s leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Free Alberta wasn\u2019t the only logo in the photo.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease take the Phillies hat off,\u201d said one Redditor from Philadelphia. \u201cWe don\u2019t want you to represent us in anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-async><strong>Bookmark our website and support our journalism:<\/strong><em>Don\u2019t miss the news you need to know \u2014 add <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"EdmontonJournal.com\", \"target_url\": \"http:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"http:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">EdmontonJournal.com<\/a> and <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"EdmontonSun.com\", \"target_url\": \"http:\/\/edmontonsun.com\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"http:\/\/edmontonsun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">EdmontonSun.com<\/a> to your bookmarks and <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"sign up for our newsletters here.\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/newsletters\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for our newsletters here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async><em>You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. 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