{"id":9371,"date":"2023-10-25T05:53:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T09:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9371"},"modified":"2023-10-25T06:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:53:42","slug":"nhl-reverses-stance-on-pride-tape-ban-after-travis-dermott-defies-ban-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/nhl-reverses-stance-on-pride-tape-ban-after-travis-dermott-defies-ban-order","title":{"rendered":"NHL Reverses Stance On Pride Tape Ban After Travis Dermott Defies Ban Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/travis-dermott-with-pride-tape-on-his-hockey-stick.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Dermott with pride tape on his hockey stick\" class=\"wp-image-9372\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"NHL Reverses Stance On Pride Tape Ban After Travis Dermott Defies Ban Order\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NHL has reversed its stance on banning Pride Tape<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The decision came after Travis Dermott defied the ban and used Pride Tape<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You Can Play and Pride Tape welcomed the ban reversal by the NHL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>National Hockey League<\/strong> (NHL) caused quite a stir within the LGBTQ+ community when it sent a memo to teams in early October letting them know that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/nhl-bans-use-of-pride-tape-on-hockey-sticks\">would not allow players to use Pride Tape on their sticks<\/a> and did not want them representing social causes during games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That decision caused quite a backlash within the LGBTQ+ community with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youcanplayproject.org\"><strong>You Can Play<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pridetape.com\"><strong>Pride Tape<\/strong><\/a> taking to social media to criticize the decision and lash out at the NHL for not being inclusive. You Can Play supports inclusivity in sports for the LGBTQ+ community and Pride Tape manufactures rainbow coloured tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dermott-takes-stance-nhl-reverses-decision\"><strong>Dermott Takes Stance, NHL Reverses Decision&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There were a number of NHL players who were not happy with the decision and some of them like <strong>Connor McDavid<\/strong>, captain for the Edmonton Oilers expressed their disappointment. However, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/travisdermott\/\">Travis Dermott<\/a><\/strong> from the Arizona Coyotes took things further as he decided to take a stance and defy the NHL ban by using Pride Tape on his stick on 21 Oct against the\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dermott explained his stance by saying <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>You don\u2019t want to fully back off and zip your mouth up when something like this happens, but you\u2019ve got to find the right game plan to attack it with. Where you\u2019re supporting your organization and not making them look bad, and you don\u2019t want to step on the league\u2019s toes and really start a fight with them, but still tell them that I think this stuff\u2019s important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NHL reverses its Pride tape ban\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ulEyl4GuTA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The NHL has yet to confirm if it will discipline or fine Dermott but it does not appear likely as the NHL has now reversed its decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a tweet on X, the NHL said <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NHL statement on symbolic tape in support of social causes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BJN0hAde2W\">pic.twitter.com\/BJN0hAde2W<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PR_NHL\/status\/1716871908430610885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lgbtq-community-happy-with-ban-reversal\"><strong>LGBTQ+ Community Happy With Ban Reversal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You Can Play and Pride Tape were some of the parties that were very happy with the ban reversal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, You Can Play said <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Actively welcoming communities into hockey is imperative to keep the sport strong now and into the future. We appreciate every person, team and organization that made their voice heard to support this change, and appreciate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\">NHL&#8217;<\/a>s willingness to listen and make the right choice.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary The National Hockey League (NHL) caused quite a stir within the LGBTQ+ community when it sent a memo to teams in early October letting them know that it would not allow players to use Pride Tape on their sticks and did not want them representing social causes during games. 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