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Originally Posted by WCW Nitro
People just have different beliefs and some players just don't want to outwardly "celebrate" something that goes against their religious beliefs, although I tend to think it has more to do with left/right politics than actual religion. But even recently, Russian athletes/teams were banned from sporting events, was there a cry that this is not inclusive to the local Russian community? No, because politics is the new religion for many. If the NHL announced a Russian Celebration jersey to honor the history of Russians in the NHL , many more eyebrows would be raised by the public because of the current geopolitical situation.
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I have consistently argued that they should be allowed to participate in all these hockey competitions. Honoring the history of Russians in the NHL isn't honoring some politician. Just like wearing one of the existing special jerseys doesn't necessarily mean you are one of them.
Banning everything helps nobody.