NHL player's boycott of team's Pride night tribute 'disrespectful' to gay community, says agent

A hockey agent says an NHL player's refusal to take part in his team's LGBTQ+ Pride Night warmup is an indication that more work needs to be done to make the sport more inclusive. "I get asked all the time, 'When is an NHL player going to come out?' And you see something like last night — that's not a safe environment to do that yet," he said. More conversations aheadPettinger, who grew up in Victoria, B.C., says Provorov's views don't reflect those of many NHL players he deals with. It was an awesome night and I'm very happy we got a win on a night like this."