NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season. That decision was made after the league’s Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary Bettman that a handful of players refusing to wear Pride jerseys distracted from teams’ efforts. Seven players citing various reasons declined to take part in warmups when their team donned rainbow-colored Pride jerseys for warmups. Teams will still host Pride and other theme nights and are expected to continue making and auctioning off jerseys even though players won’t wear them. A group that has worked with the NHL on inclusivity said it was “concerned and disappointed” by the decision.

At least they will still have the cause nights but just won’t make players wear the jerseys.

  • Banzai51English
    4·
    1 year ago

    I never, ever want to hear how hockey players are different again.

    • brickloveEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      This is what I’d expect from hockey players based on most of the kids I played with growing up

  • displaced_city_mouseEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Maybe if <insert player’s name here> has “deeply held beliefs” that cause them distress with the attire their employer asked them to wear, they should take a sick day.

  • BobEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    In a way, this actually neutralizes their ability to protest, since the team still does pride things, but the players don’t have a stage where they can loudly demonstrate that they hate pride.