Pride Month has sparked controversy across the NHL throughout this season with players and teams opting out of large, very public parts of the festivities. The Florida Panthers, however, will be full participants in the team’s celebration Thursday in Sunrise.
Although some players and even entire teams opted out of wearing LGBT-inspired warm-up jerseys as part of “Pride Night” across the league, the Panthers will all wear the special, one-time jerseys on the ice for warm-ups for “Pride Night” at FLA Live Arena, Paul Maurice said.
“As an organization, we’ve decided, and rightfully so, to move forward with it, and support it and celebrate it,” the coach said.
