Russian NHL players refuse to wear pride jerseys, entire clubs now abandoning them

[JustinCharge 2,397]

This all started when Russian Ivan Povorov refused to wear his pride warmups.  Honestly its extremely offensive to Russian Christian Orthodox religion to wear that.  This spread like wildfire across the NHL.  The Minnesota Wild quietly dumped its pride jerseys at the last second.  Theres a lot of Russians in the NHL.

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/wild-players-ditch-themed-warmup-jerseys-on-pride-night-034455452.html

 

Wild players ditch themed warmup jerseys on Pride Night

The Wild are the second team to drop the themed jerseys after the Rangers made a similar decision for their Pride Night earlier this season.

The NHL and its allyship have yet again reached a crossroads, leaving fans to wonder once more whether the league’s “Hockey is for Everyone” initiative is anything more than empty words.

This time around, the Minnesota Wild, while celebrating Pride Night for the second time in the club’s history, find themselves in hot water after taking an enormous step in the wrong direction.

Despite announcements by the club to wear and later auction off Pride-themed warmup jerseys against the Calgary Flames, the organization reportedly opted against doing so at the last minute, calling off the jerseys just hours before puck drop.

While some players did show support during warmups, including using pride-themed tape and pucks, the move to exclude jerseys sends a clear message that the NHL still has a lot of work to do in its social advocacy campaigns.

The decision to drop the jerseys is yet another troubling revelation amidst a season rife with inflection points on hockey’s stance on diversity and inclusivity. Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov brought the issue to the forefront after he sat out warmups and refused to wear the Flyers Pride-themed jersey back in January. The move, widely criticized around the hockey world, eventually opened the floodgates for others to do the same.

Multiple teams took Provorov’s cue and followed suit. Later in January, the New York Rangers opted against wearing their Pride-themed warmup jersey. Then, less than two weeks later, the New York Islanders did the same due to a supposed “organizational stance”.

In Minnesota’s case, however, the means they chose to go about the process makes things even murkier. In addition to wearing the jerseys, the club had reportedly planned to auction them off as well — presumably to donate the proceeds to LGBTQIA+ causes. The auction, in combination with any mention of the jerseys from their website, were quietly scrubbed prior to puck drop, with no word from the team on the matter.

As for the team’s stance, the Wild released a statement on before puck drop, but neglected to directly acknowledge the jersey incident.

“The Minnesota Wild organization is proud to continue our support for the LGBTQIA+ community by hosting our second annual pride night tonight which we are celebrating in many ways,” the release reads. “It is important to host nights like this to show all players, fans, and the LGBTQIA+ community that hockey is for everyone.”

[Voltaire 5,203]

Enough players aren't having it that there's a bit of a stalemate.

[RLLD 4,145]

Outstanding.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,966]

Good to see.  Nobody cares who you have sex with. Watch the game. 

[Cdub100 3,850]

Everyone must bow down to the gays.

[Tree of Knowledge 1,719]

Toxic masculinity wins. Love it

[iam90sbaby 2,496]

Based.

[lickin_starfish 1,893]

Forcing the ghayness on people makes people resent the ghays. Boomerang.

[DonS 3,292]

I misinterpreted the post title as meaning NHL teams were abandoning Russian players.    Glad to see it meant teams were coming to their senses about the jersey. 

[Patented Phil 1,469]

Nice.  You’re going to see more and more of this. Americans have grown sick and tired of this woke garbage and they’re fighting back.

[easilyscan 870]

Maybe there is hope.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,966]

23 minutes ago, Patented Phil said:

Nice.  You’re going to see more and more of this. Americans have grown sick and tired of this woke garbage and they’re fighting back.

Yes. It’s already beginning. Woke in it’s present form is at the beginning of the end. A big reason is it robs joy and it’s exhausting, even for the idiots that play along. 

[HellToupee 1,597]

Donald hailed it

[seafoam1 2,815]

Makes me want Russia to wipe out Ukraine all that much more. 

[Patented Phil 1,469]

3 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Yes. It’s already beginning. Woke in it’s present form is at the beginning of the end. A big reason is it robs joy and it’s exhausting, even for the idiots that play along. 

People have to stop cowering to these little fascists.  They are bullies, and bullies need to be punched in the face.  Conservatives need to wake the fock up and realize they are losing the Culture War - and it’s the bottom of the 9th.  Fight back you pusssies.  

[Voltaire 5,203]

Things aren't playing out on the ice the way the wokesters in the executive suit want it to. Something positive is happening behind the scenes.

[avoiding injuries 1,516]

What’s the ratio between homos and heteros that watch hockey?

Take your pride shiot to the bedroom and close the door behind you. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,966]

8 minutes ago, avoiding injuries said:

What’s the ratio between homos and heteros that watch hockey?

Take your pride shiot to the bedroom and close the door behind you. 

Serious.  Enough is enough. Have sex with whoever you want. I don’t. want to hear about it anymore, in any form or fashion.  Watch the Fockin game.