The Blackhawks were among teams were decided against wearing Pride jerseys last season.
NHL teams won't wear special jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to wear rainbow-colored Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions.
Seven players, citing various reasons, decided not to take part in pregame warmups when their teams donned Pride jerseys before games. A few teams including the Blackhawks also decided not to have players wear them after planning to do so. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Lyubushkin cited an anti-gay Kremlin law as his reason, which was also why the Blackhawks -- whose roster includes Moscow native Nikita Zaitsev -- decided against Pride night jerseys. The New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild earlier opted against the jerseys after previously advertising they would have them.
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