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Philadelphia Flyers star Ivan Provorov refused to wear the pride colours citing his religious beliefs as Russian Orthodox Christian with the National Hockey League issuing a response

PHILADELPHIA — Not long ago, John Tortorella would’ve benched a player for kneeling during the national anthem. These days, if you wear your homophobia like a Pride flag, you earn Tortorella’s respect.

Ivan Provorov skipped Flyers pregame warmups, which featured Pride Night jerseys.

PHILADELPHIA — When the Flyers took their pregame skate Tuesday before facing the Anaheim Ducks, one player was absent on the ice.

Philadelphia’s Ivan Provorov: “My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion.”

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov cited his Russian Orthodox religion as the reason he did not participate in pregame warmups when the team wore Pride-themed jerseys and used warmup sticks wrapped in rainbow Pride tape

PHILADELPHIA — With offensively gifted, viral-goal-scoring Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras sitting on the visiting bench on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center, center Morgan Frost issued a reminder that the Flyers boast some skill of their own.

BOSTON — The Philadelphia Flyers had won seven of eight games, beating some good teams in the process, and were starting to have designs on a wild card spot.

Bristol Flyers exit the competition after losing to Surrey Scorchers 78-72 at home in the first round

WASHINGTON — In the face of Flyers nightmare-inducer Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, Flyers goalie Carter Hart didn’t bat an eyelash.

PHILADELPHIA — The shirts belonged to his father when he was a hockey-obsessed teenager in Russia with dreams of reaching the NHL. The trading cards were pulled from his dad’s collection, the ones Dmitri Tertyshny thought of when he looked at opponents on the ice and marveled how his hockey…