The Yorkton Hyundai Terriers are launching an LBGTQ Night Friday when they host Kindersley at the Farrell Agencies Arena.
“We’re going to be the first SJ, (Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League) team to do this,” said Ryan Kormos, marketing and public relations manager with the team.
To mark the night players will be displaying Pride tape on sock and sticks.
“The theme is everybody can play, that we accept all individuals,” said Kormos.
Kormos said players need to know with the Terriers it’s a safe environment.
“We want to stress the dressing room is safe for everybody,” he said.
The game is about awareness,” that everybody is accepted no matter what,” reiterated Kormos, adding the Terriers hope what the Terriers are doing spreads to other teams in the SJHL.
“We’re hoping this will become a league wide event,” he said.
Kormos noted that with some 300 players, coaches, staff and officials across the SJHL it would be naive to think one or two individuals may by gay, and those one or two need to feel they are safe and an accepted part of the league.
“We hope to get people actually talking about it,” he said.
