Sharks goaltender James Reimer boycotted the team's warmup skate on Saturday because his teammates wore jerseys that support the LGBTQIA+ community. Reimer said the Pride Night jerseys conflict with his Christian beliefs. He did not play Saturday.
both indicated they would wear special jerseys on their Pride Nights -- the Wild announcing a charity auction for them, the Rangers sending an announcement to season-ticket holders -- only to opt out of wearing them before their games.
"Some guys don't do the tape and some guys do. is not as mandatory or in your face. So when it comes to jerseys, then it's definitely more of a decision and it kind of amounts to something like this if you choose not to wear the jersey," Reimer said after practice."When I saw other teams starting to wear jerseys, I knew that would intersect with my Christian faith."
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