SJHN Daily: Sharks Will Wear Pride Night Jerseys, Mukhamadullin on Way to San Jose

It shouldn’t be a big story, but it is.

The San Jose Sharks announced plans for their Mar. 18 Sharks Pride Night, and it includes the players wearing special Pride jerseys, with a logo designed by San Jose native Houyee Chow, a queer artist and educator, during warm-ups.

#SJSharks announce full plans for their Pride Night this Saturday. There's an event tonight, and yes, the players will be wearing Pride warm-up jerseys. That's a fantastic logo! pic.twitter.com/uCP63kFC8H

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 14, 2023

What should be an NHL norm was turned on its head in January, after Ivan Provorov refused to don a Pride jersey in warm-ups during the Philadelphia Flyers’ Pride night. The New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild then reversed plans to wear special Pride warm-ups during their Pride nights.

Provorov cited his Russian Orthodox religious beliefs, the Rangers claimed “individual right” for their players “to respectfully express their beliefs”, and the Wild said they were worried about the safety of their Russian players.

We’ll see if all the San Jose Sharks players wear Pride jerseys on Saturday night.

Meanwhile, the team kicked off Sharks Pride Night early tonight, with a friendly game at SAP Center between Sharks employees and local LGBTQ+ adult hockey team, the San Francisco Earthquakes.

San Jose Sharks head coach David Quinn was there to meet and greet all the players.

In honor of our upcoming Pride Night, members of Team Teal took on the @SFQuakes in a friendly scrimmage tonight!

The Earthquakes are a LGBTQ+ friendly coed team whose goal is to play inclusive hockey. 🏳️‍🌈 pic.twitter.com/c1mgvMn0wS

— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 14, 2023

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— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 11, 2023

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I'm told Shakir Mukhamadullin is headed to San Jose this week. No word yet if he starts with #SJSharks or Barracuda first, or if he'll even play at all (he just finished a long KHL season)

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 13, 2023

Go here for complete information about Sharks Pride Night.

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Grier talked with @EJHradek_NHL about the experience following day one.@SanJoseSharks | #SJSharks | #NHLNow pic.twitter.com/a33GN5WKtD

— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) March 14, 2023

Friday, March 10, 2023: A lot of rain is coming down.

Friday, March 10, 1995: So much rain came down, a #SJSharks game was canceled. @SanJoseSharks @jbecher @sharkvoice @DanRusanowsky pic.twitter.com/XdO3TF0TzW

— TEAL TOWN USA – A San Jose Sharks Podcast (@TEALTOWNUSA) March 10, 2023

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I love Burns going in there and cleaning Meier out https://t.co/OtWF2n6g7r

— Sam Kinney (@the_realkinney) March 13, 2023

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— Ray Petkau (@RayPetkau) March 11, 2023

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Hearing Carolina is waiting for a second opinion on Andrei Svechnikov’s injury. There’s concern it’s a torn ACL, which could end his season — but the player and the Hurricanes are, understandably, waiting until all options exhausted. Hoping for the best.

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 14, 2023

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