Posted on 03/29/2023 3:02:32 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
"This is the first time we've experienced that, and I think it's something that we're going to have to evaluate in the off-season.
League commissioner Gary Bettman said in an interview with CTV News when asked about the players that have refused to wear Pride-themed jerseys this season, "This is the first time we've experienced that, and I think it's something that we're going to have to evaluate in the offseason."
Citing religious beliefs, several players have declined to participate in pre-game warmups while wearing Pride-themed jerseys.
Bettman told the outlet, "This is one issue where players for a variety of reasons may not feel comfortable wearing the uniform as a form of endorsement."
The commissioner continued, "But I think that's become more of a distraction now, because the substance of what our teams and we have been doing and stand for is really being pushed to the side for what is a handful of players basically have made personal decisions, and you have to respect that as well."
Last Thursday night Florida Panthers players Eric and Marc Staal refused to wear the jerseys citing their Christian beliefs.
The pair said in a statement, “We carry no judgement on how people choose to live their lives, and believe that all people should be welcome in all aspects of the game of hockey. Having said that, we feel that by us wearing a Pride jersey, it goes against our Christian beliefs.”
Other players have taken similar actions for their religious beliefs such as Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov and San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer. After refusing to wear the Pride jersey, Provorov jerseys immediately sold out online.
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This is how we win. If normal people just refuse to participate in the leftist rituals, they will cancel the rituals. They cannot stand to be exposed for being a tiny minority of society, because they rely on fear to get people to obey them, and if people knew how few in society the left really represented, they would not fear them.
Too late faggots and gender deniers, you lost me for good. The NHL also has a transgender league, not kidding.
FU NHL
In light of the nashville qlgbt supported shootings, yeah. Cancel it.
“League commissioner Gary Bettman...”
My ‘bett’ is that he doesn’t, as he must know his bank accounts are FAIR GAME if he angers Trudeau.
great news
Each team will have their “gay-pride” night, then auction off the rainbow jerseys, rainbow-taped sticks, etc... usually for donation to charity.
Its only a guess - but I bet NO ONE buys this crap. I bet it all just sits in warehouse somewhere until they secretly send it to a trash incinerator a year later.
The NHL has forgotten that they’re supposed to be in the business of HOCKEY, not deviant political agenda pushing…
Anyone see a “Jesus” night for ANY sporting event???
No woke!
That’s funny- just last week they were blaming the Russians and claiming it was an issue of security:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4140213/posts?page=9#9
I’m a Ranger fan. This is the club not the players or fans. Keep pushing back.
The Russian players were the only ones with the guts to do it.
that crap has no place in kid friendly locations
"......before you can say 'Jack Robinson'!"
Given the difficulty of kneeling on ice in skates, apparently the poobahs who run hockey felt a need to advertise their wokeness by pushing this crap. Sadly the one major sport that in the past gave ordinary folks a chance to come to games and leave behind the idiocy of virtue signalling in all other aspects of life have decided to stumble down the same path that stank up the NBA, the NFL and MLB.
The Cleveland Cavaliers had church night a few times in the 90s when I lived there. I dunno if they still do
Good for them..so sick of this pride crap being shoved down our throats. My friends niece goes to public school she is only 5 yrs old and they have a “pride week” at her school so her dad is keeping her out of school this week, wants no part of this
Good. Refusal to participate is the only thing that will stop this lunacy.
But the government is not going to rest in trying to impose this agenda. Watch for punitive actions.
And just say no.
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