NHL Team Cancels Their Pride Night Due to Recent Issue With Ivan Provorov
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S. HarperJanuary 28, 2023 (5:41 PM)
Earlier this month Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Ivan Provorov caused quite the storm on social media, when he refused to wear the Flyers' pride warm-up sweaters before the game vs the Anaheim Ducks for his religious beliefs.
It was trending all over social media and was a hot topic all over the League with everyone giving their opinions on it. Well it looks like we might have another conflict over the pride sweaters, this time in the big Apple.
The New York Rangers sent out an email Friday to the Vegas Golden Knights informing them the Rangers players would be wearing pride themed jerseys as well as pride themed tape for the game.
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Except out of no where things changed for some reason and the Rangers didn't do either. This causes New York Post and Rangers Insider Mollie Walker to investigate to why the plans didn't happen last minute?
One player told the Post he just saw the regular Lady Liberty jersey hanging in his locker and did not know why the Rangers did not wear the originally planned warm-ups, which they have worn in the past. "In solidarity with those who continue to advocate for inclusivity."
- Mollie Walker New York Post
- Mollie Walker New York Post
It's not confirmed but Walker believes after some Rangers players seen the pride jerseys they wanted to follow in the aforementioned foot steps of Ivan Provorov. But instead of wanting to point fingers at the player or players that didn't want to participate, the Rangers just decided as a whole to not do it all together.
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28 JANVIER | 73 ANSWERS NHL Team Cancels Their Pride Night Due to Recent Issue With Ivan Provorov Do you agree with Ivan Provorov's beliefs? | ||
| Yes | 66 | 90.4 % |
| No | 7 | 9.6 % |
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