Minnesota Wild players chose not to wear a rainbow-themed jersey during warm-up for the team’s second annual Pride Night on Tuesday, despite a previous announcement by the team.
The Wild played against the Calgary Flames in an event designed to highlight the LGBTQ community “with many in-game elements [that would] incorporate the Pride theme.”
A special Pride Night ticket package — which included a Minnesota Wild Pride Night T-shirt, a pregame on-ice photo, and a pregame gathering — was available to fans, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting Twin Cities Pride, a local nonprofit that works to “empower every LGBTQ+ person to live as their true self.”
