FILE – The ice is lit in rainbow light for Pride Night before an NHL hockey game between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday’s Pride Night game against Vancouver because of security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) 
FILE – Los Angeles Kings goaltender Calvin Petersen (40) holds a stick wrapped in rainbow tape for Pride night while warming up before an NHL hockey game Monday, April 26, 2021, in Los Angeles. At least one National Hockey League team with a Russian player on its roster has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride Night because of a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) 
FILE – New York Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad wears a Pride-themed jersey in warmups prior to an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals Monday, May 3, 2021, in New York. At least one National Hockey League team with a Russian player on its roster has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride Night because of a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP, File) 
FILE – The Stanley Cup makes an appearance during the Gay Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday June 27, 2010. At least one National Hockey League team with a Russian player on its roster has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride Night because of a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights. (AP Photo/Chicago Tribune, William DeShazer, File) 
Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) warm up while wearing a Pride Night jersey before playing the Toronto Maple Leafs, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin) 
American LGBT human rights activist Stuart Milk drops a puck to celebrate Pride Night as Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares and Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) participate before the start of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin)
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