The Chicago Blackhawks will be hosting a Pride Night on Sunday at the United Center but one of the planned activities for the game has reportedly been removed from the list.
According to the article below from Ben Pope of the Sun-Times, the Blackhawks players will not be wearing Pride-themed warmups during the pregame skate.
The Blackhawks still have a number of LGBTQ-related programming events planned for before and during the game against the Canucks.
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) March 22, 2023
Soon after Pope’s tweet, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic added an additional tweet on where the decision came from:
Safety concerns over Russia's anti-LGBTQ "propaganda" law are behind the team decision not to wear the jerseys, sources say.