Good for him. As he is the fourth or fifth player to do so, you would think the NHL top brass would begin taking notice and realize that indeed, professional hockey has nothing to do with gay or LGBTQ pride.
Marty Walsh, who worked for Biden and was the Mayor of Boston, has been appointed the recent head of the NHLPA. My interpretation of what he stated in the past few days was that he thoroughly supports the gay community but also feels a player should be allowed to not to wear a jersey.