Andrew Sobotka, the president of the Chicago Gay Hockey Association, was hard to miss in the East Atrium before the Blackhawks’ 4-2 loss Sunday to the Canucks at the United Center. He was decked out in a Hawks jersey featuring rainbow numbers and wore a nameplate that read ‘‘CGHA.’’
The Hawks, meanwhile, already had chosen not to wear special jerseys for warmups as part of their 2023 Pride Night festivities. They opted out of wearing the jerseys out of fear for Russian players and families in Russia, sparking discourse about the importance of warmup sweaters and Pride nights in general.
