Hockey player Wayne Simmonds allegedly made a shocking anti-gay slur against rival player Sean Avery during a pre-season game on Monday night, and now the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is demanding that the NHL make a stand against the homophobic comments.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the ugly epithet was uttered to New York Rangers star Avery by the Flyers player while he was on the ice near the Philadelphia team's bench, and the hateful interaction was caught on video.

Despite the video evidence and the media attention around the comment, the National Hockey League has yet to take action against Simmonds, and GLAAD is calling for the league to take responsibility.

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.

Sean Avery of the New York Rangers is out on bail after allegedly shoving a Los Angeles police officer at his Hollywood, California home on Friday.

Several of Avery’s neighbors called the LAPD complaining of loud music coming from his home around 1 am Friday.

When cops arrived, Avery reportedly shoved an officer with both hands and then slammed the front door.