Hockey players are notorious for bloody fist-fights and cruel heckling, but a player took the 'anything goes' nature of the sport too far during a preseason game on Monday, RadarOnline.com has learned.

New York Rangers star Sean Avery revealed that Philadelphia Flyers player Wayne Simmonds called him a homophobic slur during the match-up between the historically rival teams, reported ESPN.com.

The ugly epithet was uttered to Avery while he was on the ice near the Philadelphia team's bench, and a video reply recorded the angry words.

"To be here now having to answer the questions about what he did is disappointing for me. I'm disappointed for him," Avery said after the game.

Tracy Morgan apologized Friday for his “not funny” anti-gay rant at a comedy show but a prominent gay rights organization has said they expect him to do more.

GLAAD: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation President Jarrett Barrios said "Tracy Morgan must not only apologize, but assure us that this won't happen again and send a clear message to Americans that anti-gay violence is no joke."

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