Flyers' Tony DeAngelo After Trade from Hurricanes: 'I'm Absolutely Not Racist'

Defenseman Tony DeAngelo insisted Saturday that he is not racist after getting traded to the Philadelphia Flyers from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.

DeAngelo made the declaration during an interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia, while also explaining some of his past actions:

Questions regarding DeAngelo potentially being racist date back to his time in junior hockey when he was suspended twice for using "homophobic, racist, and sexist language" and abuse of officials, per ESPN's Greg Wyshynski.

DeAngelo admitted to using a slur toward a former teammate, but noted that he took sports psychology counseling classes after the fact and said he is "still friends" with the former teammate.

Philly sent Carolina a 2022 fourth-round draft pick, 2023 third-round pick and 2024 second-round pick in exchange for DeAngelo and a 2022 seventh-round pick, and it was later reported by Sportsnet that DeAngelo signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Flyers.

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