Pride Tape

• ‘Had to be done’: Travis Dermott on using Pride Tape, forcing NHL’s hand

  Travis Dermott had a lot on his mind as he carefully wrapped the shaft of his hockey stick with rainbow-coloured tape.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2023
  
• NHL rescinds ban on Pride Tape

  The NHL has rescinded its ban on players using stick tape to support social causes, including rainbow Pride Tape.

  Sports

  Oct 24, 2023
  
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• NHL’s decision to ban Pride Tape ‘eradicates visibility’: You Can Play

  The You Can Play Project, which advocates for inclusion and diversity in sports, is slamming the NHL's updated guidance banning symbols like Pride Tape.

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2023
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• 1st Pride Cup ball hockey championship comes to downtown Edmonton

  Pride Cup is part of celebrating Pride 365. The event is an expression of support of diversity, equality and inclusion through sport.

  Features

  Jul 29, 2022
• Game On! Former Edmonton Oiler delivers hundreds of sticks to help launch Free Hockey

  Andrew Ference teamed up with Free Footie founder Tim Adams and Pride Tape to deliver hockey sticks to some excited kids Thursday and to launch Free Hockey.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2018
• Homosexuality in hockey: University of Alberta researcher studies changing attitudes

  A researcher at the University of Alberta says education is key to changing attitudes toward homosexuality in hockey.

  Sports

  Jan 23, 2018
• Changing attitudes towards homosexuality in hockey an uphill battle: U of A researcher

  A University of Alberta researcher says attitudes towards homosexuality in hockey are changing, but face challenges because players are often expected to act a certain way and prove their masculinity to one another.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 15, 2017
• ‘These are walls that crumble over time’: Hockey executive Brian Burke at Edmonton panel on gay athletes in sport

  Some prominent Canadian sports figures gathered at downtown Edmonton's Stanley A. Milner Library Wednesday evening to discuss the experiences of LGBTQ athletes in their field.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2016
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• Pride Tape initiative meets fundraising goal

  A new initiative to produce rainbow-coloured hockey tape surpassed its $54,000 goal Monday. The funds will be used to promote inclusion in sports for LGBTQ youth.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 25, 2016
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• Oilers use Pride Tape at skills competition

  The Edmonton Oilers have become the first NHL team to use Pride Tape, rainbow-coloured tape that represents support for LGBTQ youth in sports.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2016