{"id":1318,"date":"2023-01-20T08:06:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T09:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:02:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:02:59","slug":"russian-hockey-star-did-nothing-wrong-with-lgbt-snub-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/20\/russian-hockey-star-did-nothing-wrong-with-lgbt-snub-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian hockey star \u2018did nothing wrong\u2019 with LGBT snub \u2013 coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

A scandal continues to rage in the NHL after Ivan Provorov declined to wear a Pride-themed jersey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella has\u00a0defended Ivan Provorov after the Russian star opted not to take part in an LBGT campaign earlier this week. The incident has continued to provoke debate within the NHL after Provorov chose not to\u00a0appear in a pre-game warmup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJust because you don\u2019t agree with his decision, it doesn\u2019t mean he did anything wrong,\u201d<\/em> Tortorella told journalists when asked about Provorov, who featured in his team\u2019s 4-1 loss against the Chicago Blackhawks in Philadelphia on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Provorov] didn\u2019t actively seek out and try to make a stand against it [Pride Night]. He just felt he didn\u2019t want to [take part]\u2026 He\u2019s not beating a drum, he didn\u2019t say a word, he just wanted to go about his business,\u201d<\/em> added Tortorella. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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The row was sparked when Provorov, 26, declined to take part in a warmup alongside teammates before their game against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Players took to the ice in rainbow-themed jerseys and used sticks wrapped in rainbow tape as part of a \u2018Pride Night\u2019 campaign. Provorov, who is Russian Orthodox, later explained that he \u201crespects everybody\u2019s choices\u201d<\/em> but that he wanted to\u00a0\u201cstay true to myself and my religion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Provorov\u2019s stance has caused anger among some figures in NHL circles, with prominent pundit\u00a0EJ Hradek even suggesting that the Russian should be removed from the country and sent home.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, however,\u00a0reports<\/a> have claimed that there is high demand for Provorov jerseys online following his decision.<\/p>\n

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\n READ MORE: <\/span>Hockey pundit wants Russian player kicked out of US after LGBT snub (VIDEO)
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Also commenting on Thursday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman defended the league\u2019s position on LGBT rights, arguing that \u201ca handful of players don\u2019t define what we do as a whole.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, I think everybody knows what the league stands for in terms of our values, what the Flyers stand for in terms of their values, but in the final analysis, individual players are going to make their decisions and follow their beliefs,\u201d<\/em> Bettman said.<\/p>\n

Defensemen Provorov made his debut with the Flyers in 2016 and has spent his entire NHL career with the franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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