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The Latest Breaking News from Pride Night

Blackhawks will not wear Pride jerseys for Sunday’s Pride Night due to safety concerns for Russian players

The Hawks have three players born or with family in Russia, where a law was passed in December banning “gay propaganda.” Conversations with security officials prompted an organizational decision to scrap the jersey plans, per sources.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sharks’ Reimer Won’t Wear Pride Night Jersey

He also plans to boycott the warmup skate.

Sports Illustrated

Wild players ditch Pride jerseys for team’s annual event in support of LGBTQ community

Minnesota Wild players chose not to wear a rainbow-themed jersey during warm-up for the team’s second annual Pride Night on Tuesday, despite a previous announcement by the team.

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Rangers Release Statement After Bungling Pride Night

The incident comes on the heels of a similar controversy involving the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 17.

Sports Illustrated

John Tortorella doubles down on his defense of Ivan Provorov’s decision to not wear a Pride Night jersey

PHILADELPHIA — Coach John Tortorella said on Thursday that he had spoken to defenseman Ivan Provorov “probably a week before the game” regarding his decision to not take part in warmups on Tuesday night to avoid wearing a Pride Night-themed jersey.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Flyers’ Ivan Provorov declined to wear pregame Pride Night jerseys, citing religious beliefs

Ivan Provorov skipped Flyers pregame warmups, which featured Pride Night jerseys.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Flyers Defenseman Makes Controversial Pride Night Decision

Philadelphia’s Ivan Provorov: “My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion.”

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Flyers D Provorov cites religion for boycott on Pride night

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov cited his Russian Orthodox religion as the reason he did not participate in pregame warmups when the team wore Pride-themed jerseys and used warmup sticks wrapped in rainbow Pride tape

The Independent UK

NC Courage Player Declines to Play in Team’s Pride Night Game

The Courage defender made the decision to not wear the team’s Pride jersey for Friday’s game.

Sports Illustrated

Editorial: Rays made the right call on controversial LGBTQ uniform logos

When is advocacy not really advocacy? When someone is forced to support a cause they would otherwise not support. With that in mind, the Tampa Bay Rays made the right call in allowing players to decide for themselves whether to display LGBTQ+ logos and colors on their uniforms for recent…

Tribune News Service

Rays manager says team won’t be divided over LGBTQ logos

A number of Tampa Bay players decided not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniforms as part of the team’s annual “Pride Night” on Saturday during a game against the White Sox.

Chicago Sun-Times

Most, but not all, Rays show their LGBTQ+ support

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays’ organizational philosophy toward equality and inclusiveness extends toward the LGBTQ+ community, as evidenced by Saturday’s 16th Pride Night celebration at Tropicana Field.

Tribune News Service

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