An NHL team with a Russian player has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride night, citing an anti-gay Kremlin law
as he traveled back to the US, raising concerns about his safety.
Chicago defenseman Nikita Zaitsev is a Moscow native, and there are other players with family in Russia or other connections to the country. Zaitsev was not made available to reporters to comment on the matter. Lyubushkin and his family members could face a backlash in Russia, according to a Sabres employee with knowledge of the issue.not to wear rainbow-colored logos
“We are certainly disappointed that the jerseys aren’t worn, because that’s the No 1 visual representation from the athletes themselves,” he said. But he praised the team’s commitment to Pride causes dating back more than a decade.
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