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NHL backtracks on Pride Tape ban, will allow players to represent social causes

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The National Hockey League is ending its ban on players supporting social causes on their equipment, including a popular stick tape in support of the LGBTQ community, the league announced on Tuesday.

Move comes after Arizona player Travis Dermott defies ban

Men's hockey player holds stick in right hand, with glove resting on the ice and Pride Tape adorning the blade of the stick.
The NHL on Tuesday ended its ban on Pride Tape. (Rich Lam/Getty Images/File)

The National Hockey League is ending its ban on players supporting social causes on their equipment, including a popular stick tape in support of the LGBTQ community, the league announced on Tuesday.

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