One professional sports league is taking a step to stop politics from distracting from the game.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday that teams will no longer wear specialty sweaters during warmups, such as those worn in celebration of LGBTQ Pride, because &#8220;it&#8217;s become a distraction,&#8221; ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.co.uk/nhl/story/_/id/37901150/nhl-commissioner-no-more-specialty-sweaters-warmups" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Multiple players <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/against-our-christian-beliefs-two-nhl-brothers-refuse-to-wear-lgbtq-sweater" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused</a> to don the sweaters celebrating the LGBTQ agenda during the season, with some citing their Christian beliefs and others fearing backlash from their home country of Russia. 
&#8220;I&#8217;ve suggested that it would be appropriate for clubs not to change their jerseys in warmups because it&#8217;s become a distraction and taking away from the fact that all of our clubs in some form or another host nights in honor of various groups or causes,&#8221; Bettman said in an interview with Sportsnet after meeting with the NHL board of governors. &#8220;And we rather them continue to get the appropriate attention that they deserve and not be a distraction.&#8221;
The board of governors reportedly agreed with Bettman putting a stop to teams wearing the specialty sweaters, but the commissioner said teams can still host politically-focused specialty nights such as Pride Night, Black History Night, and Military Appreciation Night. Teams can also continue to make specialty sweaters for various causes and charities and sell them to fans. 
&#8220;It&#8217;s really just the question of what&#8217;s on the ice,” Bettman said. 
Seven players refused to take part in Pride Night celebrations, an event hosted by all 32 NHL teams over the course of the season. Brothers and Florida Panthers teammates Eric and Marc Staal joined San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov in refusing to wear the Pride sweaters because of their Christian faith. Russian players Ilya Lyubushkin of the Buffalo Sabres, Denis Gurianov of the Montreal Canadiens, and Andrei Kuzmenko of the Vancouver Canucks also said they would not wear the sweaters, according to ESPN. 
The Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, and Chicago Blackhawks backed out of wearing Pride warmup sweaters. The Blackhawks <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nhl-team-ditches-pride-themed-jerseys-fears-for-russian-players-safety" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cited</a> security concerns for their Russian players.
A group that pushes the NHL to become more inclusive for members of the LGBTQ community was upset with the league’s decision to stop having players wear rainbow-themed sweaters on the ice. 
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&#8220;Today&#8217;s decision means that the over 95 percent of players who chose to wear a Pride jersey to support the community will now not get an opportunity to do so,&#8221; the organization You Can Play said in a statement. &#8220;The work to make locker rooms, board rooms and arenas safer, more diverse, and more inclusive needs to be ongoing and purposeful, and we will continue to work with our partners at the NHL, including individual teams, players, agents and the NHLPA to ensure this critical work continues.&#8221;
Bettman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nhl-reportedly-considering-dumping-lgbtq-pride-events-at-games">signaled</a> the league would make a decision in this direction earlier this year when he made similar comments while talking to CTV News. 
After players chose not to take the ice for Pride-themed warmup sweaters, the commissioner told CTV News, “This is the first time we’ve experienced that, and I think it’s something that we’re going to have to evaluate in the offseason. This is one issue where players for a variety of reasons may not feel comfortable wearing the uniform as a form of endorsement.”
“But I think that’s become more of a distraction now, because the substance of what our teams and we have been doing and stand for is really being pushed to the side for what is a handful of players basically have made personal decisions, and you have to respect that as well,” he said.

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NHL Says No More Specialty Sweaters During Warmups After ‘Pride’ Celebration Backlash: ‘It’s Become A Distraction’

NHL Says No More Specialty Sweaters During Warmups After 'Pride' Celebration Backlash: 'It's Become A Distraction'

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As far as Democratic-run events go, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/babbling-biden-muses-about-2024-run-im-the-guy-whos-pushing-out-eggs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House Easter</a> Egg Roll on Monday was pretty tame and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/just-be-normal-desantis-winning-political-message" target="_blank" rel="noopener">normal</a>. There were no drag queens, no displays of outright contempt for Christianity, and it included one of President Joe Biden&#8217;s classic senior moments:
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Roker: &quot;Are you saying that you would be taking part in our 2024 election?&quot;
Biden: “Well I’ll either, I’ll either be rolling egg or uh, being the guy, you know, the guy who’s pushing &#39;em out.”<a href="https://t.co/7OrlUaimI3">pic.twitter.com/7OrlUaimI3</a>
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Then that rambunctious Gritty from the Philadelphia Flyers had to twerk.
&#8220;The white house was NOT ready for this twerk,&#8221; one of the most famous, or infamous depending on your persuasion, mascots tweeted.
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the white house was NOT ready for this twerk <a href="https://t.co/xg97pWHCJ1">pic.twitter.com/xg97pWHCJ1</a>
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In the background, somebody can be heard saying, &#8220;All right now &#8230; Stop doing that.&#8221; The three Easter bunnies seemed too stunned to speak.
Now, many believe that there is a time and a place for twerking. Some like to do it at <a href="https://twitter.com/sav_says_/status/1323828914180001793?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BLM riots</a>. Others do it at <a href="https://twitter.com/1Fubar/status/1540529786053066753?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion rallies</a>. Neither of those events is this author&#8217;s cup of tea — and neither is twerking for that matter — but it is safe to say that a White House Easter Egg Roll meant for families is not the place to shake your tail-feather the way Gritty did it.
As conservative Jim Hanson put it, &#8220;It&#8217;s a children&#8217;s event scumbag.&#8221;
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Nor should they be It&#39;s a children&#39;s event scumbag <a href="https://t.co/oaiob974Js">https://t.co/oaiob974Js</a>
&mdash; Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimHansonDC/status/1645869921165881344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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It should be noted that the theme of the egg roll was &#8220;eggucation.&#8221;
&#8220;Today was a beautiful day for the Easter &#8216;EGGucation&#8217; Roll,&#8221; first lady Jill Biden tweeted. &#8220;As a teacher, it meant the world to me to have families enjoy a fun-filled day of learning and exploring at the White House.&#8221;
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Today was a beautiful day for the Easter “EGGucation” Roll. 
As a teacher, it meant the world to me to have families enjoy a fun-filled day of learning and exploring at the White House. <a href="https://t.co/KQC52QYD18">pic.twitter.com/KQC52QYD18</a>
&mdash; Jill Biden (@FLOTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1645555212516577291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Maybe it is no surprise that a representative of the City of Brotherly Love disgraced the White House. Philly fans beat up Santa Claus, for Pete&#8217;s sake. They aren&#8217;t exactly known for being members of polite society.
Yet if there is one silver lining in any of this, we all received a valuable lesson this week: You can pay for &#8220;eggucation,&#8221; but you can&#8217;t buy class.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The Nashville Predators honored the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-identify-victims-in-nashville-christian-school-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">six victims</a> of the Covenant School mass shooting and the numerous first responders who rushed to the tragedy.
Before the Predators took the ice to face the St. Louis Blues Saturday afternoon, the team showed the names of the school shooting victims on the big screen at Bridgestone Arena and held a moment of silence. Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9 years old, as well as adults Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61, were murdered after a trans-identifying woman shot her way into the Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school, Monday morning.
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Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PredsNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PredsNHL</a> for inviting the Covenant School first responding officers to today&#39;s game that honored each of the six victims. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NashvilleStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NashvilleStrong</a> <a href="https://t.co/LSY7ogs05K">pic.twitter.com/LSY7ogs05K</a>
&mdash; Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) <a href="https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville/status/1642316274792296449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The hockey team also honored the first responders who quickly reached the scene, killed the shooter, and secured the school 14 minutes after the first <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/authorities-release-911-calls-made-during-nashville-christian-school-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">911 call</a> was made. Officers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marine-corps-vet-and-commended-cop-meet-the-heroic-officers-who-took-down-the-nashville-shooter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo</a> led a team of cops from the Metro Nashville Police Department through the school, confronted the shooter on the second floor of the building, and took her out minutes after arriving on the scene.
On Tuesday, the Boston Bruins hosted the Predators and <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-11916087/NHLs-Predators-honor-Nashville-shooting-victims-helmet-stickers-minutes-silence.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">honored</a> the victims of the shooting and the Covenant School community by wearing the school’s logo on their helmets. Boston also held a moment of silence with the names of the victims on the jumbotron before the opening faceoff.
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Bruins, Predators honor Nashville school shooting victims with moment of silence, helmet decals <a href="https://t.co/AzjItqk45k">https://t.co/AzjItqk45k</a> <a href="https://t.co/idI13QRj9h">pic.twitter.com/idI13QRj9h</a>
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The Nashville Predators are playing in Boston tonight.
The Bruins held a moment of silence before the game to honor the victims of the Covenant School shooting
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Nashville defenseman Ryan McDonaugh stayed home with his three daughters on Monday, opting to be with them instead of his team as their school was placed on lockdown during and after the Covenant School shooting.
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“It&#8217;s not really the first shooting, unfortunately. When you have kids and it happens close to home it hits definitely different,” McDonagh said. “Like any parent, you do anything you can to help your family and kids out.”
The Predators beat the Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday and won again 6-1 against the Blues on Saturday.

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The NHL’s Vancouver Canucks have announced that before their game against the Calgary Flames on Friday night, the team will feature a drag show as part of Pride night.
The drag show will include Vancouver-based performers Mx.Bukuru, Carrie Oki Doki, Xanax, and Jerrilynn Spears, as part of “Pride Party on the Plaza,” the team’s <a href="https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-to-celebrate-the-2slgbtqia-community-at-pride-night/c-342877804?tid=282299668" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> states. The team adds that the players will wear “Pride themed warmup jerseys designed by a local artist” and that “drag show performers featured on the Plaza will join us inside at the Stanley Park Brewing activation in Section 111.”
“The opportunity to celebrate the 2SLGBTQIA+ community is very important to our entire organization,” said Michael Doyle, president of the team&#8217;s entertainment and business operations. “Pride night and all the incredible activities that highlight this evening, is special for a number of reasons. Besides raising awareness and understanding, it also lets our fan base know that everyone is welcome here at Rogers Arena. Our club believes strongly in diversity and inclusion, and we look forward to celebrating these core values with our community.”
“2SLGBTQIA+ represents two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual and additional sexual orientations and gender identities,” the team’s website explains.
Meanwhile, in the wake of several NHL players refusing to wear pride-themed attire, the league is <a href="https://www.habsfanatics.com/Gary-Bettman-Makes-A-Big-Statement-About-The-Future-Of-Pride-Night-221933" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly considering</a> shelving Pride night events at its games.
Last week, two brothers who are teammates on the NHL’s Florida Panthers refused to wear a pride-themed sweater during the team’s warmup skate, citing their religious beliefs. Eric and Marc Staal joined San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov, who had also refused to take part in warmups with pride-themed jerseys.
On Monday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman seemingly suggested the league might jettison their pride events, telling CTV News, “This is the first time we&#8217;ve experienced that, and I think it&#8217;s something that we&#8217;re going to have to evaluate in the offseason. This is one issue where players for a variety of reasons may not feel comfortable wearing the uniform as a form of endorsement.”
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“But I think that&#8217;s become more of a distraction now, because the substance of what our teams and we have been doing and stand for is really being pushed to the side for what is a handful of players basically have made personal decisions, and you have to respect that as well,” he continued.
Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/nhl-reportedly-considering-dumping-lgbtq-pride-events-at-games/">NHL Reportedly Considering Dumping LGBTQ Pride Events At Games</a>

Detroit Red Wings v Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks To Hold Drag Show Before Game

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In the wake of several NHL players refusing to wear pride-themed attire, the league is <a href="https://www.habsfanatics.com/Gary-Bettman-Makes-A-Big-Statement-About-The-Future-Of-Pride-Night-221933" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly considering</a> shelving Pride night events at its games.
Last week, two brothers who are teammates on the NHL’s Florida Panthers refused to wear a pride-themed sweater during the team’s warmup skate, citing their religious beliefs. Eric and Marc Staal joined San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov, who had also refused to take part in warmups with pride-themed jerseys.
On Monday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman seemingly suggested the league might jettison their pride events, telling CTV News, “This is the first time we&#8217;ve experienced that, and I think it&#8217;s something that we&#8217;re going to have to evaluate in the offseason. This is one issue where players for a variety of reasons may not feel comfortable wearing the uniform as a form of endorsement.”
“But I think that&#8217;s become more of a distraction now, because the substance of what our teams and we have been doing and stand for is really being pushed to the side for what is a handful of players basically have made personal decisions, and you have to respect that as well,” he continued.
After the Staal brothers refused to wear the pride-themed sweater, they <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35927172/brothers-eric-marc-staal-decline-wear-panthers-pride-night-jerseys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>:
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After many thoughts, prayers and discussions we have chosen not to wear a Pride Night jersey tonight. We carry no judgement on how people choose to live their lives, and believe that all people should be welcome in all aspects of the game of hockey. Having said that, we feel that by us wearing a pride jersey it goes against our Christian beliefs. We hope you can respect this statement. We will not be speaking any further on this matter and would like to continue to focus on the game and helping the Florida Panthers win the Stanley Cup.
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Reimer had stated, “I am choosing not to endorse something that is counter to my personal convictions which are based on the Bible, the highest authority in my life. I strongly believe that every person has value and worth and the LGTBQIA+ community, like all others, should be welcomed in all aspects of the game of hockey.”
“I respect everybody and I respect everybody’s choices. My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion,” Provorov, who is Russian Orthodox, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ox3pqDfSWo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in January after eschewing wearing the pride-themed jersey.
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“With Provy, he’s being true to himself and his religion. This has to do with his belief and his religion. It’s one thing I respect about Provy, he’s always true to himself. That’s where we’re at with that,” Flyers head coach John Tortorella said.

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NHL Reportedly Considering Dumping LGBTQ Pride Events At Games

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Two brothers who are teammates on the NHL’s Florida Panthers refused to wear an LGBTQ sweater during the team’s warmup skate on Thursday night, citing their religious beliefs.
Eric and Marc Staal joined San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov, who have also refused to take part in warmups with pride-themed jerseys.
“After many thoughts, prayers and discussions we have chosen not to wear a Pride Night jersey tonight,” the brothers <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35927172/brothers-eric-marc-staal-decline-wear-panthers-pride-night-jerseys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>.
“We carry no judgement on how people choose to live their lives, and believe that all people should be welcome in all aspects of the game of hockey. Having said that, we feel that by us wearing a pride jersey it goes against our Christian beliefs,” they continued.
“We hope you can respect this statement. We will not be speaking any further on this matter and would like to continue to focus on the game and helping the Florida Panthers win the Stanley Cup,” they concluded.
Reimer had stated last Saturday, “I am choosing not to endorse something that is counter to my personal convictions which are based on the Bible, the highest authority in my life. I strongly believe that every person has value and worth and the LGTBQIA+ community, like all others, should be welcomed in all aspects of the game of hockey.”
“I respect everybody and I respect everybody’s choices. My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion,” Provorov, who is Russian Orthodox, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ox3pqDfSWo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in January after eschewing wearing the pride-themed jersey.
“With Provy, he’s being true to himself and his religion. This has to do with his belief and his religion. It’s one thing I respect about Provy, he’s always true to himself. That’s where we’re at with that,” Flyers head coach John Tortorella said.
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Two days after Provorov refused to wear the pride-themed jersey, his jersey was sold out on several websites in men’s sizes.
“As of Thursday afternoon, on the <a href="https://www.fanatics.com/?query=ivan%20provorov&amp;_ref=p-FPP:m-TYPEAHEAD:i-r-0c-0:po-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fanatics</a> and NHL Shop <a href="https://shop.nhl.com/?query=ivan%20provorov&amp;_ref=p-FPP:m-TYPEAHEAD:i-r-0c-0:po-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sites</a>, the jersey did not appear to be available in men’s sizes and was only able to be purchased in women’s sizes,” The Daily Wire reported on January 19. “Other apparel seemed to be available for purchase, as were custom made jerseys.”
Outkick <a href="https://www.outkick.com/ivan-provorov-jersey-sells-out/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the men’s jersey for the player was only available in an extra-small size on the two sites. Fanatics and NHL Shop were both saying the jerseys were “almost gone” for people to buy.
Charlotte Pence Bond contributed to this report.
Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/nhls-ivan-provorov-jerseys-nearly-sell-out-online/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NHL&#8217;s Ivan Provorov Jerseys Nearly Sell Out Online</a>

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‘Against Our Christian Beliefs’: Two NHL Brothers Refuse To Wear LGBTQ Sweater

Two NHL Brothers Refuse To Wear LGBTQ Sweater

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The Chicago Blackhawks will not take the ice for Sunday&#8217;s warm-ups wearing pride-themed jerseys, team sources <a href="https://theathletic.com/4337591/2023/03/22/blackhawks-pride-night-jerseys/?source=twitterhq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Athletic.
The decision, according to a <a href="https://theathletic.com/4337591/2023/03/22/blackhawks-pride-night-jerseys/?source=twitterhq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published Wednesday by the outlet, was made by team officials in the &#8220;front office&#8221; rather than by the players themselves — but the stated goal was to ensure the safety of several players who have deep ties to Russia.
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The Blackhawks will become the third NHL team to decline to wear Pride jerseys during Pride Night, citing security concerns for their three players of Russian heritage, sources confirm to <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkLazerus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarkLazerus</a>.<a href="https://t.co/ZiQRhPjTUm">https://t.co/ZiQRhPjTUm</a>
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At issue is a new law signed in December by Russian President Vladimir Putin — which bans all &#8220;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-signs-law-expanding-russias-rules-against-lgbt-propaganda-2022-12-05/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LGBTQ propaganda</a>&#8221; and prohibits Russian citizens from promoting or sharing information about homosexuality, whether that be on television, in books, in advertising, online, or in public. It expands a previous law that banned expressing or demonstrating LGBTQ behavior in front of children.
The official punishment for those found in violation of this law is a fine, but officials within the Blackhawks organization opted to nix the Pride-themed wear just to stay on the safe side. Three of the team&#8217;s players have some ties to the embattled nation: Defenseman Nikita Zaitsev was born in Moscow, but Goalie Anton Khudobin (who is from Kazakhstan) and Swiss-born forward Philip Kurashev both have direct ties to Russia or family members still living there.
The Chicago Gay Hockey Association released a statement calling the decision &#8220;disappointing&#8221; but said that it would not deter the organization in its work to make hockey a &#8220;more inclusive&#8221; place.
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A statement from the Chicago Gay Hockey Association regarding the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackhawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blackhawks</a> decision to not wear Pride warmup jerseys for Sunday’s game vs. Vancouver: <a href="https://t.co/jrGJ2SnRXC">pic.twitter.com/jrGJ2SnRXC</a>
&mdash; Evan F. Moore (@evanFmoore) <a href="https://twitter.com/evanFmoore/status/1638954473820135447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.outsports.com/2023/3/22/23652722/chicago-blackhawks-gay-pride-jerseys-russia-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Outsports</a> panned the decision as a copout and &#8220;another black eye for NHL PRIDE nights,&#8221; quoting several who had tweeted about the fact that the Blackhawks had displayed Ukraine&#8217;s flag during a game just one year earlier.
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&#8220;So the Ukraine support was okay but the #PrideNight was a bridge too far?&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/jjalleruzzo/status/1638668000931856384">one tweet said</a>. &#8220;Yea I’m not buying this form (sic) the #Blackhawks Just scratch the Russian players if they are tanking anyways.&#8221;
Other organizations that plan to forgo the Pride-themed jerseys include the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild, and the New York Rangers.

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Chicago Blackhawks Ditch Pride-Themed Jerseys, Fear For Russian Players' Safety

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/san-jose">San Jose</a> Sharks goalie James Reimer opted not to wear the team’s specially designed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pride">warmup jersey</a> before a game on Saturday night as the team celebrated Pride Night.
Reimer issued a statement explaining his decision which the NHL franchise shared on its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/twitter">Twitter</a> account.
&#8220;For all 13 years of my NHL career, I have been a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/christianity">Christian</a> — not just in title, but in how I choose to live my life daily. 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,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I have no hate in my heart for anyone, and I have always strived to treat everyone that I encounter with respect and kindness.&#8221;
&#8220;In this specific instance, I am choosing not to endorse something that is counter to my personal convictions which are based on the Bible, the highest authority in my life,&#8221; Reimer continued.
He concluded that “every person has value and worth” and should be “welcomed in all aspects in the game of hockey.”
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A statement from Goaltender, James Reimer: <a href="https://t.co/GwhWxhbmb4">pic.twitter.com/GwhWxhbmb4</a>
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The team said in a statement: &#8220;We also acknowledge and accept the rights of individuals to express themselves, including how or whether they choose to express their beliefs, regardless of the cause or topic.”
During Saturday&#8217;s game, the Sharks opted to &#8220;offer information and facts about LGBTQIA+ topics&#8221; instead of the &#8220;normal game content&#8221; during the showdown against the New York Islanders.
“Worldwide, gender diversity is seen far differently than that in the Western World or as you may know it. Most of us are familiar with the male, female, and transgender labels. But in other cultures, the existence of &#8216;the third gender&#8217; or even fourth and fifth genders is common,” one post in a series of tweets from the NHL team&#8217;s official account said.
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“In some Native American cultures, the umbrella term to describe a third gender is &#8216;two-spirit.&#8217; In South Asia, it’s hijras. In Thailand, it’s kathoeys. In Ethiopia, it’s ashtime. In Polynesia, it’s fa’afafine. And many more,” another tweet read.
Frustrated fans commented on the thread, complaining about how the team was veering into radical Left-wing gender theory rather than providing game updates.
“Professional hockey teams are now the leading experts regarding X and Y chromosomes. What a time to be alive,” one user <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidGiglioCA/status/1637710465353809920">shared</a>.
“[S]tick to hockey,” another account <a href="https://twitter.com/joefis/status/1637486235387154434">advised</a>.
The Islanders defeated the Sharks 4-1.

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An NHL referee took down one of the games&#8217; biggest stars Sunday night, leaving him flat on his back on the ice.
In Sunday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks, Brad Marchand of the red-hot Boston Bruins, who have won six straight games and lead the league with 93 points, was skating from behind his own net around the boards with the puck when referee Wes McCauley, who played minor league hockey before becoming an NHL referee like his father John, stuck out his arm, sending Marchand sprawling on his back.
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Wes McCauley takes down Brad Marchand😂🤣 
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Big hit by Wes McCauley to knock Brad Marchand off the puck in the corner<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLBruins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLBruins</a> <a href="https://t.co/CJQxrdeTMS">pic.twitter.com/CJQxrdeTMS</a>
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Only two days before, on Friday the NHL Department of Player Safety fined Marchand $5,000 after he slew-footed the Seattle Kraken’s Oliver Bjorkstrand in Thursday’s game.
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Boston’s Brad Marchand has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for a dangerous trip on Seattle’s Oliver Bjorkstrand.
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In November 2021, Marchand slew-footed the Canucks’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson, which prompted the NHL to suspend him for three games.
In 2017, Marchand was fined $10,000 for tripping the Detroit Red Wings’ Niklas Kronwall and in 2011 he was fined $2,500 for slew-footing Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Matt Niskanen.
Marchand came back this season after off-season hip surgery on both hips. His first full season in the NHL came in 2010-11, when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972. He had 41 points that season, then had a spectacular playoff run, scoring 11 goals in 25 games, a rookie playoff record for the team. In Game 7 of the finals against the Vancouver Canucks, Marchand had two goals and an assist as the Bruins won 4-0.
He scored 37 goals, which ranked sixth in the NHL, in 2015-16, then led and led the Bruins in scoring with 85 points in each of the next two seasons before scoring 100 points in 2018-19. In the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he scored 23 points before the Bruins lost the seventh game to the St. Louis Blues.
In Sunday’s game, Bruin’s goalie Linus Ullmark, who is well on his way to winning the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender, scored an empty-net goal.
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A tendy shot to CELLY 💯 <a href="https://t.co/Mt5BBOtIJa">pic.twitter.com/Mt5BBOtIJa</a>
&mdash; Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1629674547124514816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The only goalies to score more than one goal are Ron Hextall, who scored one in the regular season and one in the playoffs, and Martin Brodeur, who scored two in the regular season and one in the playoffs.

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NHL Ref Takes Down Bruins Star, Leaves Him Flat On His Back

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The following is a transcript excerpt from Dr. Jordan Peterson’s conversation with Dr. Del Paulhus on the Dark Tetrad: Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and the newly added sadism. You can <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/the-jordan-b-peterson-podcast/tbd-dr-del-paulhus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listen to</a> or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/tbd-dr-del-paulhus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">watch</a> the full podcast on DailyWire+.
Podcast time: 10:54
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson:
I know that the Dark Triad has morphed into the Dark Tetrad to some degree, and I am also curious as to what you have to say about the overlap between the Dark Tetrad qualities and personality disorder categories, especially in the histrionic, antisocial, and narcissistic categories. Obviously, that shades into personality pathology. (to Dr. Del Paulhus) Can I define the three traits and have you correct my definitions, if you would?
As you pointed out, Machiavelli was an advisor to princes who was really interested in some sense in the outright maintenance of instrumental power. I would not say he was driven by any intrinsic ethic. Machiavelli gave advice to princes who wanted to maintain their position by hook or by crook. So Machiavellians are willing to use manipulation to obtain their personal ends, and narcissists seem to be driven by a high desire to obtain unearned status from others. The most important thing for them is not status in relationship to competence or in relationship to performance but just in status for its own sake.
Then the psychopaths. I spent a lot of time looking at Hare’s research and thinking about the relationship to the Big Five. Psychopaths seem to be something approximating parasitical predators. They are very, very low in agreeableness and that makes them callous and non-empathetic. Then they also seem to be very low in conscientiousness. That seems to accord reasonably well with the two factors of the psychopathy scale. So a real psychopath is someone who is willing to take what you have, and use it – that might be the predatory aspect – and also to live off the earnings and efforts of others. That is also an element of criminal behavior. 
You are looking at the nexus of all three of those: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. Recently, you and other researchers have added – I think this is so interesting because I think it was a real lack – sadism to that, which is positive delight and pleasure-taking in the suffering of others. So, can you expand at all upon the definitions of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy? And we can segway into sadism.
Dr. Del Paulhus:
I agree with all of your definitions, although what we did was spent a lot of time trying to find what is different among each of the characters and what the overlap is. Why is it that the literature and the measures that were available always overlapped to a dangerous degree in trying to understand what is going on. The key thing for psychopaths, in our opinion, is impulsivity and sensation-seeking which is what gets them into trouble.
They may not have worse motives than the others, but they cannot help it. That is why they – at the extreme levels – spend their lives in prison. They cannot help responding to temptation. Whatever the temptation is, they go for it, and often they get what they want right away, and they keep on doing it until they get caught. And they do not seem to learn from it. That answers a qualification to the definition of psychopath. 
Now, what is underlying it, we think, is callousness for all of them. They are overlapping because at the core is a failure to have empathy. And if you have a deficit in empathy, it seems inevitable that you’re going to exploit other people in one way or another because you are not getting the feedback that people with empathy get in seeing other people suffer at your hands.
And the story of sadism is quite a long story, but if you want me to get into the details, I can do that.
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson:
Please do. Please do.
Dr. Del Paulhus:
I do not know whether I am more sensitive to these things than other people, but I started seeing sadism in regular people. And not only is it there in everyday people, but people seem to wallow in it when the circumstances allow it. For example, violent sports: one of my favorite sports, hockey. It is kind of pathetic watching a hockey game. The cheers are larger for the fights than for the goals. People love to see their fighter pummel the fighter of the other team – or pummel anyone – and the cheers that go up in a hockey stadium are incredible.
The cheers only stop when the victim falls to the ice and starts twitching, and a hush falls over the crowd, showing the dual nature of positive and negative motivations that human beings have. But the fact that they love seeing the fighting no matter how much blood and teeth end up on the ice is disappointing in a way. We learned a long time ago from the Europeans, they do not have to do that to make hockey a wonderful sport. That was just one. But then watching the undergraduate students at UBC (University of British Columbia), what are they doing for fun?
Well, if you recall way, way back, they used to play these archived games, and there were some gentle ones – Pac-Man, Asteroids, I do not know if you remember those – but going down into the arcade, you see that people are gathered around one of the arcade games. So I wandered over to see it, and it was called Mortal Kombat, which by today’s standards is not that bad, but the heads are torn off and the blood spurts out. And that is why the crowd was there because it was so much more appealing than the silly little Mario Brothers. It just struck me as the beginning of my interest in what people do, especially young males, when they have time on their own. So if it’s not porn, then it seems like it’s violence, and it’s somewhat horrifying. But it has gotten worse.
I do not know if you have been following the video games that are now available on your home computer. You do not need to go to an arcade and be embarrassed by what you are playing because you can sit at home and play whatever games you want. So now, Grand Theft Auto, you can kill innocent bystanders, step on their heads, et cetera. And there are actual torture sites where you can go and torture people. You can torture animals. It is all there.
So people are paying to do this stuff. They pay for violent sports. They pay for violent movies. What is the most popular television program these days? It’s called ‘Game of Thrones,’ and it’s the most sadistic kind of television program that you have ever seen. People are paying for this in one way or another, and they’re attracted to it; they relay stories with their friends. So putting this picture together suggested to me that some, not all – in fact, the variance again is there which excites a personality researcher – some people are highly attracted to this stuff. Other people are horrified.
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson:
I know that neurophysiological anger is a multidimensional emotion. It activates positive emotion systems and negative emotion systems simultaneously. So you can think about that, perhaps, as the core element of something like aggression – maybe both defensive and predatory aggression. Then you could imagine that people are wired differently as individuals so that for any given person, being angry might be associated with a predominance of approach motivation – positive emotion – and a relative decrement of negative emotion, and for other people that would be reversed.
I am trying to account for what the positive pleasure is in the observation or participation in the aggression. Hypothetically, you could associate it actually with predatory behavior, with hunting and with combat. But it also might be a consequence of differential wiring at the neurological level in relationship to the balance between positive and negative emotion experienced by any given person with anger.
You see this variation in people. I know some people who are real fighters, let’s say, on the political front, and some of them really enjoy a good scrap. It really seems to get them motivated. And this is not a criticism of them necessarily. Then other people – and I think I fall more into this camp – I am not really very interested at all in conflict. It bothers me a lot. Although I do not like delayed conflict, so I am likely to engage in it relatively upfront.
So we could go into that. What do you think is the fundamental biological and then also ethical difference between people who are taking positive delight in aggression and those who are not? Well, I guess we could start with those questions.
To hear Dr. Del Paulhus’s answer and the rest of the conversation, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/the-jordan-b-peterson-podcast/tbd-dr-del-paulhus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listen to</a> or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/tbd-dr-del-paulhus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">watch</a> the full podcast on DailyWire+.
<a href="https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Jordan B. Peterson</a> is a clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. From 1993 to 1998 he served as assistant and then associate professor of psychology at Harvard. He is the international bestselling author of Maps of Meaning, 12 Rules For Life, and Beyond Order. You can now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/the-jordan-b-peterson-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listen</a> to or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/watch/jordan-peterson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">watch</a> his popular lectures on DailyWire+.
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Hockey legend Bobby Hull, known as the Golden Jet because of his blonde hair and fast skating, has died, according to a statement from the NHL Alumni Association issued on Monday morning. He was 84 years old.
Hull is the all-time leading scorer for the Chicago Black Hawks, amassing more than 600 goals in his 15-year career, ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35557785/hall-famer-bobby-hull-golden-jet-dies-age-84">reported</a>. He was a 12-time All-Star and two-time Hart Trophy winner.
&#8220;Bobby Hull will always be remembered as one of the greatest Black Hawks players of all time,&#8221; Chicago Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz said in a statement. &#8220;He was a beloved member of the Blackhawks family.&#8221;
&#8220;When I assumed leadership of the organization upon my father&#8217;s passing in 2007, one of my first priorities was to meet with Bobby to convince him to come back as an ambassador of the team,&#8221; Wirtz added. &#8220;His connection to our fans was special and irreplaceable. On behalf of the entire Wirtz family, I offer our deepest condolences on the loss of Bobby Hull, the Golden Jet. He will be missed.&#8221;
Hull&#8217;s NHL career, which began in 1957, included a Stanley Cup championship in 1961.
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement that Hull was a &#8220;true superstar with a gregarious personality.&#8221;
&#8220;When Bobby Hull wound up to take a slapshot, fans throughout the NHL rose to their feet in anticipation and opposing goaltenders braced themselves,&#8221; Bettman said. &#8220;During his prime, there was no more prolific goal-scorer in all of hockey. &#8230; We send our deepest condolences to his son, fellow Hockey Hall of Famer Brett; the entire Hull family; and the countless fans around the hockey world who were fortunate enough to see him play or have since marveled at his exploits.&#8221;
Hull was named to the the League&#8217;s list of its top 100 players of all time in 2017 along with his son, fellow NHL hall of famer Brett Hull. They are the only father-son duo on the list.
&#8220;That was the coolest thing, to be a part of it with my dad was something special,&#8221; Brett Hull <a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/bobby-hull-dead-at-age-84/c-340587082">said</a> at the time.
Born on January 3, 1939, in Ontario, Canada, Hull was the fifth child in a family of 11, according to the NHL. He was a talented hockey player early on in life and caught the attention of a professional scout when he was only 11 years old. He started played in his first NHL game for the Black Hawks when he was only 18 years old.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nhl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Hockey League</a> player Ivan Provorov’s jersey was sold out on several websites in men’s sizes on Thursday after the player did not take part in an LGBTQ event due to his religion earlier in the week.
As of Thursday afternoon, on the <a href="https://www.fanatics.com/?query=ivan%20provorov&amp;_ref=p-FPP:m-TYPEAHEAD:i-r-0c-0:po-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fanatics</a> and NHL Shop <a href="https://shop.nhl.com/?query=ivan%20provorov&amp;_ref=p-FPP:m-TYPEAHEAD:i-r-0c-0:po-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sites</a>, the jersey did not appear to be available in men’s sizes and was only able to be purchased in women’s sizes. Other apparel seemed to be available for purchase, as were custom made jerseys.
Outkick <a href="https://www.outkick.com/ivan-provorov-jersey-sells-out/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the men’s jersey for the player was only available in an extra-small size on the two sites. Fanatics and NHL Shop were both saying the jerseys were “almost gone” for people to buy.
On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers were <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35470032/flyers-ivan-provorov-boycotts-pride-night-cites-religion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set</a> to warm up in jerseys that reflected the organization&#8217;s Pride Night event. Provorov <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/flyers-ivan-provorov-chooses-not-warm-because-pride-night-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received</a> criticism when he did not join for warmups, later pointing to his religious faith, which is Russian Orthodox.
&#8220;I respect everybody and I respect everybody&#8217;s choices,&#8221; Provorov said following the game. &#8220;My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion. That&#8217;s all I&#8217;m going to say. &#8230; That&#8217;s all I&#8217;m going to comment on that. If you have any hockey questions, I&#8217;ll answer those.”
A spokesperson for the Flyers put out a statement following the game, stating, &#8220;The Philadelphia Flyers organization is committed to inclusivity and is proud to support the LGBTQ+ community. Many of our players are active in their support of local LGBTQ+ organizations, and we were proud to host our annual Pride Night again this year. The Flyers will continue to be strong advocates for inclusivity and the LGBTQ+ community.&#8221;
The Flyers head coach, John Tortorella, also discussed the situation, defending the player.
&#8220;I think the organization has sent out a release regarding the organization, the beliefs that we have and how we feel about [Pride Night] and, really, a great night,&#8221; Tortorella said. &#8220;With Provy, he&#8217;s being true to himself and his religion. This has to do with his belief and his religion. It&#8217;s one thing I respect about Provy, he&#8217;s always true to himself. That&#8217;s where we&#8217;re at with that.”
&#8220;Why would I bench him? Because of a decision he&#8217;s making on his beliefs and his religion?&#8221; Tortorella also <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35481679/flyers-john-tortorella-defends-ivan-provorov-pride-boycott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;It turned out to be a great night for Pride night.&#8221;
&#8220;I think it was a great night in celebrating,&#8221; Tortorella said. &#8220;The organization has put out a statement. I&#8217;m not going to get too deep into the conversation. Those are the comments as far as Provy. We talked as a team and with Provy, and that&#8217;s where we&#8217;re at.&#8221;

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