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☆ League backtracks on controversial Pride tape ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsOct 24 (Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) has reversed its ban on players supporting social causes on their equipment, including the use of rainbow-coloured Pride tape on their sticks. The NHL had instituted the ban via a league-wide memo sent to its 32 teams ahead of the 2023-24 regular season, drawing criticism from players, fans and a number of prominent organizations. "After consultation with the NHL Players' Association and the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition, players will now have the option to voluntarily represent social causes with their stick tape throughout the season," the NHL said in a statement on Tuesday. The decision by the NHL comes three days after Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott became the first player to defy the ban with colourful tape wrapped around the shaft of his stick during his team's home opener. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aaron Doster, Travis Dermott, Frank Pingue, Clare Fallon Organizations: Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Nationwide Arena, National Hockey League, NHL, NHL Players ' Association, Coalition, Arizona Coyotes, Thomson Locations: Columbus , Ohio, USA, Toronto

☆ NHL joins MLB in advising teams to halt wearing ‘Pride’ jerseys
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman said he has advised NHL teams to no longer wear specialty-themed jerseys during warm-ups, including Pride-theme jerseys. The decision follows Major League Baseball’s announcement last week that teams would not put Pride logos on players’ uniforms and after a handful of NHL players refused to wear Pride sweaters or participate in their teams’ Pride Nights due to their personal beliefs. Some hockey teams opted to forgo their planned Pride Night warmup jerseys altogether. “Thirty-two of our clubs did Pride nights, some do Heritage nights, everybody does Hockey Fights Cancer, some do military nights. Francois Lacasse/NHLI/Getty ImagesBettman also confirmed that NHL Pride jerseys will still be designed and sold and players are free to wear them when they are not on the ice.

Persons: Gary Bettman, “ I’ve, it’s, ” Bettman, Bettman, ”, “, that’s, Nick Suzuki, Francois Lacasse, Rob Manfred, ” Manfred Organizations: CNN — National Hockey League, NHL, League, Sportsnet, Cancer, Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Bell Centre, NHL Pride, MLB, CNN Locations: Canadian, Montreal

☆ Wrong to push players into being activists, says Subban
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We cannot push everyone to be an activist, we need to be very careful," Canadian Subban told Reuters. "I'm not saying it is right or wrong to wear the (Pride)jersey, we have just got to be very careful how we push players to do things. Instead the blame lies with the media, says Subban, for only telling half the story. "The people that write the articles, the people that push certain narratives in the media they have to be held accountable," he added. "There's many players in the league that have started programs - why aren't the media talking about that.

☆ From Biden cabinet, Walsh hits the ice as head of NHLPA
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I personally support the LGBTQ community and always will," Walsh said. "I don't think that the LGBTQ community should feel that NHL hockey players are turning their back on that community the majority of players wore the jersey." The NHL's ambition of expanding its global footprint and the massive success of the recent World Baseball Classic have increased talk of a World Cup of Hockey in 2025. "I think it is a little bit to early to talk about who is involved in the tournament and who is not," said Walsh. "We should get the tournament on paper and start the conversation going forward what it will look like."

☆ Sabres' Russian defenseman Lyubushkin to skip Pride Night warm-up
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Feb 18, 2023; San Jose, California, USA; Buffalo Sabres defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin (46) chases after the puck during the second period against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsMarch 27 (Reuters) - Russian defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin will not take part in the Buffalo Sabres' pre-game warm-up during the team's Pride Night later on Monday due to safety concerns after his birth country's anti-gay laws were amended last December, the NHL team said. NHL Pride Night events have been under an unwelcome spotlight in recent months as a handful of players, and even some teams, have objected to participating for reasons that include religious beliefs and the Russian law. "Our team feels strongly that one way to garner support is through wearing Pride jerseys and using Pride tape in warm-ups," the Sabres said in a statement that did not mention Lyubushkin. Lyubushkin, who signed with the Sabres as a free agent last July, is the only Russian-born player on the NHL team's roster and has 14 points in 58 games this season.

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