National Hockey League (NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning club Russian defender Mikhail Sergachev in an interview on his YouTube channel “Attention: Sobchak” He stated that he would not wear a rainbow symbol sweater.
“Our teams are great about not doing all this, not putting pressure on us, but I probably wouldn’t go on the field. It’s pressure I don’t need at all. I want to play hockey and not participate in propaganda or support of something unknown. I’m not against homosexuals in general, they are people, everyone has their own choice “There is,” said Sergachev.
Sergachev has been playing in Tampa since 2017. During that time, he lifted the Stanley Cup over his head twice (2020, 2021).
Last NHL season, the Russian played in 79 regular season games and scored 10 goals and 54 assists. In the playoffs, the defender played six matches (1+2), his team was eliminated by losing to Toronto in the 1/8 finals.
Previously Mikhail Sergachev spoke About the political position of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.