The NHL walked back its decision to ban players from using Pride Tape in games this season, allowing players the option to represent social causes with stick tape, according to multiple reports.
Many players across the NHL put Pride Tape on their sticks during warmups for Pride night games over the past few seasons. John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY SportsThe NHL's ban on Pride Tape reportedly lasted two weeks into the season.
Following backlash from fans, players and team staff alike, the league walked back its decision by agreeing with the NHLPA and the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition that players can represent social causes with stick tape throughout the season in games and practices. The news comes two days after Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott became the first player to defy the NHL's Pride Tape ban in a game, using the tape on the shaft of his stick in a contest versus the Anaheim Ducks.
“You don’t really want to go against rules that are put in place by your employer, but there are some people who took some positive things from it,” Dermott toldAfter quietly instituting the ban on Pride Tape in a league-wide memo sent to teams just days before the regular season began, the NHL, with players from multiple different teams also either denouncing the ban or voicing their willingness to defy the rule altogether.
Given the backlash, many expected the NHL to ultimately reverse its decision at some point in the season. And, with today's reports, that day has likely now come.
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