The Florida Panthers - whose star goaltender, Sergei Bobrovsky, is Russian - went forward with plans to wear Pride-themed jerseys Thursday night before their home game against Toronto. And I don’t think we’re able to speak about the psychology of those players because we don’t understand."Ĭhicago defenseman Nikita Zaitsev is a Moscow native, and there are other players with family in Russia or other connections to the country. “There’s such a sensitivity to the topic, and you have concerns for the Russians, especially,” Buffalo Sabres captain Kyle Okposo said, emphasizing that he does not “understand what it’s like to be in Russia and to grow up there. Last year, Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov ran into several roadblocks as he traveled back to the U.S., raising concerns about his safety. Similar pressures have forced Russian players to walk a careful line since the invasion of Ukraine, with some cautiously speaking out against the war even with family members still living in Russia. Conservative political forces have sought to ban LGBTQ-themed books from American school libraries and to forbid classroom lessons that mention sexuality and some aspects of race relations. The decision comes amid increasing threats to freedom of expression in the U.S. The league declined to comment through a spokesperson.
"We’re just making decisions as best we can as an organization and for everybody.” “I don’t think we can control the world issues, so that takes it out of our hands,” Richardson said.
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