LGBTQ+ support is more noteworthy than the NHL critics, Larry Brooks writes.
My opinion on the matter that is engulfing the NHL is that the Panthers organization showed great courage in holding a night in support of the LGBTQ+ community in a state where such corporate endorsement is not always looked upon favorably by governing bodies with power to punish.
And I believe that the unqualified endorsement of the NHL’s initiative by Connor McDavid certainly outweighs the significance of San Jose goaltender James Reimer’s“I know here in Edmonton we strongly believe hockey is for everyone and strongly support Pride Night,” McDavid said on Friday. “We’re looking forward to it. I think we were the first team to use Pride tape in warmups, so we’re firm believers in the celebration that is Pride Night.
So has the NHL, though I know of no other sport that has put its full weight behind supporting the LGBTQ+ community the way the hockey has. Show me the last Major League Baseball team to wear Pride-themed jerseys during batting practice. Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad warm up while wearing a Pride Night jersey before playing the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, March 23, 2023Words of welcome from McDavid and Tkachuk and from a multitude of NHL players are important. But ensuring that hockey is indeed for everyone is not necessarily a top-down endeavor. It begins at the youth level, at the grass roots, where so much on all fronts is left to be desired.
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