The NHL Has Officially Canceled Pride Night's and The Reasoning is Revealed
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S. Harper
March 11, 2023 (12:11)
You knew it was coming with all the controversy over the NHL pride games, from some fans criticizing the NHL for having them, while others criticizing them for team's not participating.
The LGBTQ community has voiced their displeasure to the NHL for allowing team's to straight-up refuse to participate, many team's have decided to cancel instead of calling out players like what happened in Philadelphia with defenceman Ivan Provorov.
So now it looks like the pride night games and jerseys will be done atleast for this season according to Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic:
The NHL teams are removing pride jerseys to protect Russian players from consequences at home.
Russian players who participate in these pride nights could potentially receive arrest warrants in their home country, which could be detrimental to their lives after their time in the NHL.
Russia updated its anti-gay laws in December, making it illegal to spread "propaganda" about "nontraditional sexual relations" in all media, including social, advertising, and movies. Ben Noble, an associate professor of Russian politics at University College London, says that Russian players are "absolutely" at risk should they wear pride-themed warm-up jerseys. "These are legitimate fears," Noble commented that.
"If you put on a Pride jersey, then there is uncertainty regarding how this would be interpreted by law enforcement in Russia�and that's a risk. The authorities have the power to enforce this and other legislation selectively. It's up to them to decide whom they go after."
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