The Islanders still have rainbow tape in their dressing room, Anders Lee told The Post, though no one has used it this season, in concert with the rules.

Rainbow-colored Pride Tape has been part of pro ice hockey for seven years, symbolizing the sport's pledge to be welcoming and inclusive. But the NHL has banned the athletic tape, quickly sparking ...

The National Hockey League has rescinded its ban on rainbow-colored Pride tape and will allow players to use it on the ice this season, it said in a brief statement Tuesday.

The NHL has banned the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for Pride Night events. This represents a giant step back for LGBTQ inclusion in the sport.

And now, players will no longer be able to wrap their sticks with Pride Tape — a rainbow-colored adhesive product that launched in 2016 with the NHL’s assistance — for any on-ice activities ...

The change in policy was applauded by Pride Tape, an NHL partner and LGBTQ advocacy organization that sells Pride-themes sports merchandise including the rainbow-colored tape, which posted on X it ...

The National Hockey League (NHL) has changed its approach to the use of rainbow-colored stick tape often used to show support for the LGBTQ+ community and inclusion within the game.

The makers of "Pride Tape," though, said they are "extremely disappointed" in the league's decision to wipe them out. "The league has used language in recent days that would prohibit the tape from ...

However, players such as Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott have flaunted the ban. McDermott had a small amount of Pride Tape on his stick during the team's Oct. 21 home opener, prompting a ...

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NHL players will be allowed to use Pride tape this season after all. The league, players union and a committee on inclusion agreed to give players the option to represent social causes with stick ...

Dermott said he displayed the rainbow tape as he is passionate about encouraging inclusion within the hockey community. “You don’t really want to go against rules that are put in place by your ...