Last season, the NHL dealt with plenty of controversy surrounding Pride-themed warmup jerseys, which included a situation with the Rangers.
that teams will not wear special warmup jerseys this year after becoming too much of a “distraction.”
“And taking away from the fact that all of our clubs, in some form or another, host nights in honor of various groups or causes, and we rather those continue to get the appropriate attention that they deserve. And not be a distraction.” Sam Montembeault #35 of the Montreal Canadiens wears jersey celebrating Pride Night as he skates during warm-ups prior to the game against the Washington Capitals at Centre Bell on April 6, 2023.The NHL commissioner indicated that the ban would apply to all warmup jerseys, which would include military tribute nights, but the root of the issue stemmed from Pride-themed jerseys. see alsoHe also specifically mentioned that all 32 teams had done Pride nights last season.
“In the final analysis, all of the efforts and emphasis on these various causes have been undermined by the distraction in terms of which teams, which players,” Bettman said. “This way we’re keeping the focus on the game and on these specialty nights we’re going to be focused on the cause.”
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