Posted on 03/23/2023 4:42:37 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday's Pride Night game against the visiting Vancouver Canucks because of security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQIA+ rights in the country.
The decision was made by the NHL organization following discussions with security officials within and outside the franchise, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke to the AP on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the move.
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Good for the Blackhawks. Now if they could win a few games…
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Because of a “Russian Law”?? Are you kidding me?
“RUSSIAN LAW”, just think about that ‘reason’ or the ‘reasoning’ behind it.
Hey...they beat my Bruins pretty handily last week so...that's somethin'.
The reasoning is that the Blackhawks currently have three players on their roster of Russian descent or who have family in Russia—defenseman Nikita Zaitsev, forward Philipp Kurashev and goaltender Anton Khudobin. Zaitsev and Khudobin were born
Every player should refuse to wear that crap.
...in Russia...I meant to add.
Why would there be a “Pride Night” in the NHL anyway? Fags could never play hockey...the fights don’t include slapping and biting.
Nope- this is the second article in three days posted on FR blaming Russia and Putin because NHL players don’t want to wear fag flags’ on their jersey. The criminal liberal media has their marching orders:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4139643/posts?page=8#8
It’s the Russians. Again.
Ha, ha! It has nothing to do with a Russian law. They simply don’t want the fans to boo loudly enough to be heard throughout the country.
Sounds like the team didn’t want it, the fans would hate it, management just wants to sell tickets, and this was the best the general counsel could find, so they went with it.
The nhl problem is this idiot
https://www.nhl.com/news/kim-davis-appointed-as-nhl-executive-vice-president/c-293406100
Rule #1 of professional hockey: Don’t be a fag.
So they're not allowed to carry their purse onto the ice?
I wonder when the left will criticize names in the NHL: Blackhawks, Lightning, Hurricanes...
More proof of how pathetic our country has bowed down to 1% of the population. 1 FCKN PERCENT!
““RUSSIAN LAW”, just think about that ‘reason’ or the ‘reasoning’ behind it.”
Sounds more like an excuse for the fact that most NHL players know where to put their wangs and want NOTHING to do with this ‘pride’ crap. They figure dump the issue on Putin’s back, since every other problem in the world gets dumped there.
That makes more sense
Problem is that there is nothing to be proud about.
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