The NHL's ban on players wearing specialty jerseys during warmups has frustrated those who directly benefited from their participation, including charities and artists from marginalized communities.
"If you look at the overwhelming number of NHL players, they're very supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. We had some players that didn't want to wear the jerseys, whether it was for political or religious reasons," NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh told SN 650 in Vancouver.
"In the final analysis, all of the efforts and emphasis on the importance of these various causes have been undermined by the distraction in terms of which teams, which players," Bettman said in an interview with Sportsnet following an NHL board of governors meeting in New York."This way, we're keeping the focus on the game, and on these specialty nights, we're going to be focused on the cause.
"I'm glad they're allowing the jerseys to be made, and hopefully that'll lead to them becoming more accessible and widespread," Linzie said."But not having the jerseys being worn on the ice and shown [in footage] during the game removes a significant part of what they've meant for communities." "I don't see this as a reasonable compromise. The whole point was to give these groups the visibility they need and to auction off those worn jerseys to charities," said Martinez.arena organist Lindsay Imber, who is transgender, said designing the Ducks' Pride jerseys this season was"the best night I have ever had in hockey" and that she felt"an indescribable feeling of acceptance and support" as she watched the players wearing them during warmups.
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