NHL teams decide not to wear Pride-themed jerseys after numerous players refused to participate
NHL teams won’t wear special jerseys for pregame warm-ups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to use rainbow-colored Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions.
“That’s just become more of a distraction from really the essence of what the purpose of these nights are,” Bettman said. “We’re keeping the focus on the game. And on these specialty nights, we’re going to be focused on the cause.” “Today’s decision means that the over 95% of players who chose to wear a Pride jersey to support the community will now not get an opportunity to do so,” the organization said in a statement. “The work to make locker rooms, board rooms and arenas safer, more diverse, and more inclusive needs to be ongoing and purposeful, and we will continue to work with our partners at the NHL, including individual teams, players, agents and the NHLPA to ensure this critical work continues.
Seven players, citing various reasons, decided not to take part in pregame warm-ups when their teams donned Pride jerseys before games. A few teams also decided not to have players wear them after planning to do so.
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