Overview
- The New York Rangers hosted a Pride Night at Madison Square Garden that featured a pregame Pride flag and Delta-branded pouches for the first 10,000 fans.
- After the 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, Ron Duguay posted that the anthem and flag presentation brought “bad mojo” and claimed most fans wanted no part of the event.
- He wrote that “select” younger staff were “woked kids pushing their agenda” within the organization, language outlets described as derogatory.
- In an earlier message, he accused the team and sponsor of encouraging a transgender lifestyle and questioned safety at the arena; one of his posts was later deleted.
- Coverage noted the Rangers have held only one Pride Night this season and placed the episode in the context of past NHL Pride disputes, with some reporting contrasting his blame with the team’s broader struggles.