NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions
NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions
apnews.com NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions
NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season. That decision was made after the league’s Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary Bettman that a handful of players refusing to wear Pride jerseys distracted from teams’ efforts.
At least they will still have the cause nights but just won’t make players wear the jerseys.