The NHL has made quite a few controversial moves over the past year pertaining to the celebration of the LGBT+ community. Namely, they banned all specialty jerseys, including Pride jerseys, military appreciation jerseys, and Hockey Fights Cancer jerseys. In addition to this, the NHL unsuccessfully tried to ban pride tape from being worn by the players.
The event is set to take place this weekend and will feature notable figures in the hockey community like retired former NHLers JT Brown and Andrew Ferrence, PWHL players Erin Ambrose and Elizabeth Giguere, and the first openly gay player under contract with an NHL team, Predators prospect Luke Prokop.
