On Tuesday night, Philadelphia Flyers’ Ivan Provorov refused to wear a gay pride warm-up jersey on the team’s Pride Night, citing religious beliefs. Provorov’s move has garnered plenty of criticism, even by the NHL’s own reporters. On Wednesday’s edition of “NHL Now”
The NHL released a statement Wednesday backing Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov over his decision to skip out on Tuesday night’s pregame warmups where players wore Pride-them jerseys, citing his religious beliefs. The 26-year-old veteran, who is Russian Orthodox, explained to the
Sports pundit slams Flyers player for skipping team's Pride festivities, calls on NHL to fine Philly
Canadian sports pundit Sid Seixeiro blasted Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov for his decision to boycott the organization’s festivities surrounding its Pride night and hit the NHL for allowing it to happen in a lengthy rant Wednesday morning. Seixeiro appeared on “Breakfast
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov faced backlash for his decision to boycott the organization’s Pride night to support the LGBTQ+ community. Provorov didn’t participate in pregame warmups when the team wore Pride-themed jerseys and used sticks wrapped in rainbow Pride tape. He