Tuesday, the Washington Capitals’ Vezina- and Stanley Cup-winning goalie Braden Holtby spoke out about the murder of George Floyd. In a joint statement, his wife Brandi tweeted that they “are appalled by the action of those officers & the inaction of so many others.

“We commit ourselves to do more than post,” they wrote. “To stand up & use our privilege & our platform.” They shared the hashtags calling for justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, signing off with #BlackLivesMatter and “Stay safe, DC.”

We are here for you.
We are listening to you.
We are angry & we are upset.
We are fighting alongside you.
We are appalled by the action of those officers & the inaction of so many others.
We commit ourselves to do more than post.
To stand up & use our privilege & our platform.

— Brandi Holtby (@bbholtby) June 2, 2020

#JusticeforGeorgesFloyd #JusticeforAhmaudArbery #JusticeforBreonnaTaylor #BlackLivesMatter

Stay Safe, DC.

-Braden & Brandi Holtby

— Brandi Holtby (@bbholtby) June 2, 2020

The Holtbys have a history of activism uncommonly seen among hockey players. Braden Holtby has been the Capitals “Hockey is for Everyone” ambassador since the initiative started in 2017. In 2018, he was a guest speaker at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual gala. In 2019, he was one of three Capitals players who declined the presidential invitation to the White House after winning the Stanley Cup. Both Holtbys have marched in multiple DC Pride Parades (once, even flying back to DC after playoffs in order to attend).