Arizona's Travis Dermott, right, said his decision to use Pride tape during the Coyotes' home opener 'had to be done.'
| CBC Sports LoadedAn avalanche of support came for Travis Dermott after he sported Pride tape Saturday in Arizona's home opener. It also didn't take long for the NHL to backpedal. The league announced soon after that its ban on using stick tape to support social causes, including rainbow-coloured Pride tape, had been rescinded.Arizona's Travis Dermott, right, said his decision to use Pride tape during the Coyotes' home opener "had to be done.
What came his way was an avalanche of support after Dermott sported the tape Saturday in Arizona's home opener against the Los Angeles Kings. "That's when those little things would be picked up in the most meaningful way, the most powerful way," he said. "My parents really made it an important lesson that you want to be the best influence you can for the next generation.Dr. Kristopher Wells, co-founder of Pride Tape, a leading manufacturer of rainbow-coloured tape, thanked Dermott on social media following the NHL's reversal, saying a "huge debt of gratitude" was owed.
The NHL announced in June teams would no longer wear themed threads — Pride nights, Hockey Fights Cancer and military appreciation celebrations all fall under the same umbrella — before games. "This got laid out in front of me," he said. "And with the amount that I care about community and the amount of ties that I had before doing this, and now the amount of people that have come out of the woodwork saying that this affected them in a way that I didn't even think was possible ... it lets you know it was probably the right move.
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