The NHL Network and EJ Hradek appeared to skate by some scathing remarks made toward Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Prokorov.
on Thursday’s edition of"NHL Now" and did not address his comments at all during the two-hour program.
Provorov cited his Russian Orthodox religion for opting out of the Flyers’ Pride Night pregame warmups."My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion. That’s all I’m going to say," he said. The only major difference between them and Hradek is that usually, it’s people on the left looking for an apology.Others have had to issue apologies or lost jobs for statements not entirely dissimilar from what Hredek said.. He lost his job as the voice of the Kings after responding to a fan who asked him for his take on Black Lives Matter.
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