New Jersey Devils Have Found A Loophole To Use Pride Jersey
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Travis Neil
December 21, 2023 (7:53)
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The New Jersey Devils may have found the perfect loophole in order to use Pride themed jerseys.
The Devils Perfect Loophole That Allows Them To Wear Pride Jerseys
Yesterday Greg Wysynski reported that the Devils will be wearing there new Pride themed jerseys. However they may have found the loophole, the players will only wear them around the rink.
Here are the @NJDevils Pride Night jerseys, custom designed by local artist Kathryn Kennedy.
They will be worn during player arrivals will be auctioned between Dec. 21-28, with proceeds benefiting Hyacinth.
Again: Players can wear them anywhere in the building except the ice.
The players have been fighting the leagues rules against the bans on use of Pride themed items as well as indigenous themed masks.
The Players That Have Been Fighting Back
Two goalies have fought back against the league to use Indigenous themed goalie masks against the NHL's new rules. One of them found a loophole to avoid punishment.
Marc-Andre Fleury has been a big advocate for the Indigenous community but when the league said he and his team would face punishment if worn on the ice, he decided to fight back.
As well as Philipp Grubauer of the Seattle Kraken found a loophole in the rules by wearing his Indigenous themed mask for multiple games this season.