Bruins star & staunch LGBTQ+ ally Brad Marchand shines during Pride Night
#NHLBruins welcomed an honorary Hockey is for Everyone, pres. by @TDBank_US lineup to the ice featuring six hockey players representing the LGBTQIA+, sled hockey, deaf, blind, special hockey and women’s hockey communities.??Corwin Dickson, Boston Pride Hockey??Fiona… pic.twitter.com/P7uVjuG5HqFollowing a smattering of controversies, the NHL banned the use of Pride jerseys and tape, only to reverse course when Arizona Coyotes player Travis Dermott openly defied the edict.
Despite the league’s ruling, the defenseman wrapped his stick in Pride tape, anyway. Days later, the NHL reversed the errant policy. (For some reason, the league is still enforcing aspects of its advocacy-uniform ban, threatening Minnesota Wild goalie Marc Andre-Fleury for wearing a mask celebrating his Native American heritage.)Multiple Bruins players followed Dermott’s lead Sunday, also wrapping their sticks in rainbow tape.
Fans lauded them for the gesture, outside of a few homophobic outliers.Celebrating Hockey is for Everyone Night ?#NHLBruins | @TDBank_US pic.twitter.com/yadcVWLljAKing shitthis brings me so much joyThose are leaders!❤️.
