The San Jose Sharks are hosting Pride Night at SAP Center Saturday, but their goalie will not be included in the celebration. James Reimer announced on Twitter he will not wear a pride-themed warmup jersey before the game against the New York Islanders. I have a personal faith in Jesus Christ who died on the cross for my sins and, in response, asks me to love everyone and follow him,” he said via the team’s Twitter account. The Philadelphia Flyers’ Ivan Provorov cited his Russian Orthodox religion for his reason not to participate in warmups on his team’s Pride Night when the rest of the team wore LGBTQ-themed jerseys. The New York Rangers promoted its Pride Night in January, saying players would wrap pride-themed tape on sticks, but that plan was also nixed with no explanation.

Source: Fox News March 19, 2023 14:40 UTC