Backlash Against NHL Team for Refusing to Wear Pride Jerseys Before Game

The Minnesota Wild celebrated LGBT "pride" by playing with rainbow pucks and rainbow-colored tapes on players' sticks during warmups. However, their plan A was to wear the "Pride" jerseys during the game that was dropped. This sudden decision of the NHL team has sparked the rage of the social media community as well as LGBT supporters.

Another team faces backlash for not wearing LGBT jerseys

After the New York Rangers, the NHL team, The Minnesota Wild, is facing backlash for not wearing the LGBT jersey in the Tuesday game.


Why did Wild didn't wear the jerseys?

According to Michael Russo of the Athletic, the plan of wearing the jerseys was dropped by Wild because it was "an organizational decision."

Minnesota Wild receives flak on social media

"the Minnesota wild announcing the retraction of pride jerseys right before the game starts is so cowardly," commented user @oiylgifs while another @StillTrying4now commented, "Bunch of bigots."

Comment from prominent LGBTQ representative

LGBT site Outports co-founder Cyd Zeigler wrote, "The announcement of pride jerseys-only to abandon the plan-is another slap in the face of a community that is currently going through some things."

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