Alex Ovechkin Leads Group Of Several Capitals Players Who Refuse To Partake In Pride Festivities

Outkick ^ | January 18, 2026 | John Simmons

[MinorityRepublican]

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin may not be the most liked player in the NHL, but he found a way to endear himself to a lot of the game's fans.

On Saturday night, the Capitals and Florida Panthers faced off, with Washington holding its annual Pride Night before the game. (Cue the justified boos and eye rolls).

That means that many players decided to put rainbow tape on their sticks as a show of support. But Ovechkin, and several others, decided not to. They skated onto the ice with their sticks looking normal as most reasonable people would do.

Martin Fehervary, Ryan Leonard, Aliaksei Protas, Brett Leason, and Charlie Lindgren were the other players who followed Ovechkin’s example.

Many NHL players have stood against this agenda for the past few years. In January 2023, then-Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov decided not to partake in the pride festivities, and that sparked a wave of players deciding to do the same. The message is clear: the vast majority of players don’t care to support this agenda.

We always have to ask why these players are forced to support it in the first place, other than to make a bunch of liberals feel happy.

The Capitals would end up losing this game 5-2, but these players’ combined effort to stand up to this tired nonsense was the more important win.

Keep hockey woke-free!

[crusty old prospector]

Say it ain’t so.

[airborne]

Hockey Ping!

(let me know if you want on or off the list)

[airborne]

As a Penguins fan, I HATE the Flyers! But lately it’s a little difficult, because they really aren’t that good.

And i have season tickets for the Hershey Bears (Caps AHL team) so its tough to hate the Capitals.

I am enjoying the young crop of players the Pens have now. Either way...

IT’S A GREAT DAY FOR HOCKEY!!!

[imabadboy99]

isn’t the obama netflix promoting a fag hockey show? Their goal is to demoralize and attack the most normal, wholesome spaces possible and now hockey is under attack from these depraved satanists.

Little matter, i guess. They’ve already destroyed the usa with their communism. They did it by preying upon female ‘feelings’ and turning them against their own families, fathers, husbands, and heritage. Splitting up families is what communists do.

[BFW]

Well, I've been waiting for that to happen for a long time.

DEI alphabet (supposed) people talking pronouns and furry tranys just don't have a place near or hockey must less most hockey players.

I have a feeling that they don't hang around after the games.

He, He, Ha, Ha!

[rfp1234]

Good for Ovi.

He’s the franchise. Unfortunately, the other players will likely be traded.

That’s what the Flyers did to Ivan Provorov a couple years back, when he did the exact same thing that Ovi is doing now.

[SaveFerris]

(isn’t the obama netflix promoting a fag hockey show? Their goal is to demoralize and attack the most normal, wholesome spaces possible and now hockey is under attack from these depraved satanists.

Little matter, i guess. They’ve already destroyed the usa with their communism. They did it by preying upon female ‘feelings’ and turning them against their own families, fathers, husbands, and heritage. Splitting up families is what communists do.)

Satan and the Democrats (especially)
are Destroying Normal Society with
these DELUSIONAL SATANIC LIES FROM HELL 🔥🔥🔥

It's ALL about PROMOTING SATAN'S LIES of "TRANSGENDER" and LGBTQ+ with them

These are spirit of antichrist Goats 🐐🐐🐐 doing the works of their true father

John 8:44

Democrats are at
War with Reality,
Biology and
Almighty God

[scrabblehack]

I always thought “New England Whalers” sounded more fearsome than “Hartford Whalers.” The interlocking H and W made for a good logo though.