Flyers coach John Tortorella defended Ivan Provorov’s decision to sit out of the team’s warm-ups on Tuesday night as the players celebrated Pride night.
Flyers players wore Pride-themed sweaters and used sticks wrapped in rainbow tape in pre-game warmups. Provorov, who is Russian Orthodox, chose not to participate citing his religious beliefs.
“Provy did nothing wrong,” Tortorella said on Thursday. “Just because you don’t agree with his decision doesn’t mean he did anything wrong.”
Tortorella was asked further if he ever considered benching Provorov for his lack of participation in the pregame celebration.