Two more NHL players decline to wear pride warmup

By now, you've likely heard of the incident that took place at Wells Fargo Center back in January which was the Flyers' annual celebration of LGBT Pride Night; players wore rainbow-themed warmup jerseys while several players applied rainbow tape to their sticks. However, Provorov was notably absent during the warmup; he confirmed that he declined to wear the pride jersey owing to his Russian Orthodox religious beliefs. 

It wouldn't be long before Provorov would himself be joined in that decision by San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer, who declined to wear the pride warmup jersey owing to his personal religious beliefs. And now, there are two more NHL players who join that list, and they happen to be brothers.

Florida Panthers veteran brothers Marc and Eric Staal both have declined to wear the pride-themed warmup jersey ahead of tonight's game against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, once again owing to their religious beliefs.

They released the following statement on Twitter: