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NHL bans players from wrapping sticks with rainbow-colored Pride Tape

LOS ANGELES — All 32 NHL teams have Pride Nights or a similarly designated night to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Those celebrations will apparently be a bit less colorful this season. First, the league announced this summer that players will no longer be allowed to wear specialty jerseys during warmups, a decision that came months after a handful of players objected to wearing Pride ...
Colin Miller of the Vegas Golden Knights uses rainbow tape on his stick during warmups before a game against the Edmonton Oilers at T-Mobile Arena on Feb. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.

LOS ANGELES — All 32 NHL teams have Pride Nights or a similarly designated night to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

Those celebrations will apparently be a bit less colorful this season.

First, the league announced this summer that players will no longer be allowed to wear specialty jerseys during warmups, a decision that came months after a handful of players objected to wearing Pride Night-themed jerseys.

And now, players will no longer be

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