PK Subban says not all NHL players need to be activists

Former Norris trophy-winning defenseman PK Subban said on Friday that all NHL players do no need to be activists and do not have to wear a rainbow jersey or hat to support the LGBTQ community.

NHL Pride Night events have been under an unwelcome spotlight in recent months as some teams and a handful of players have objected to participating for reasons that include religious beliefs.

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“We cannot push everyone to be an activist, we need to be very careful,” Canadian Subban told Reuters. “I feel people pick and choose what they want to talk about and I don’t like it when we put the onus on athletes to be activists. They don’t need to be activists.”, he added.