Brad Marchand sounds off on NHL's ban of Pride tape

The NHL has recently decided to discontinue on-ice support for community causes, including the use of Pride jerseys and stick tape. And while there have been a handful of players who have openly chosen not to participate on the wearing of the jerseys during warmup, others have expressed disappointment in the NHL's decision.

For Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand, he stopped short of directly criticizing the removal of Pride tape, saying that players should be able to make their own decisions.

“My beliefs are that you should treat everyone with respect,” the 35-year-old Bruins captain replied when asked about the tape ban. “Treat people how you want to be treated. You support who and what you want to support. Also, I don’t think we need to be used to push political agendas as well. If there’s something you feel like supporting, then you support it.”

Bruins general manager Don Sweeney recently stated that the new Bruins captain was going to be displaying a more tempered nature this season on the ice and off.

“Now again, that needs to be tempered in every way, shape, or form both publicly and how he comments on things because he can shoot from the hip every once in a while,” Sweeney said. “Now he’s got to be a little more reserved in that approach, but not to take away from who he is as a hockey player. As I said, how he grows and continues to evolve as a leader and a captain.”

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