After beg cricized for stayg quiet, Rangers goalie Lundqvist speaks out agast Rsia’s anti-gay law

NY RANGERS GOALIE HENRIK LUNDQVIST VOIC SUPPORT FOR NHL’S GAY-RIGHTS IATIVE

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Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist appld the announcement Thursday that the NHL and NHLPA have formed an official partnership wh the You Can Play Project, the year-old advocy anizatn that fights homophobia sports. He add that he would support an openly gay teammate or NHL player. "If someone is gay, I hope he feels fortable talkg about .

HENRIK LUNDQVIST EXPLAS SILENCE ON RSIA’S ANTI-GAY LAWS

Brendan Burke had announced 2009 that he was gay and had worked to try to bat homophobia hockey and other sports.

As Ryan Lambert poted out que tilly this morng, Swedish Olympic goalie Henrik Lundqvist had an opportuny to speak out agast Rsia’s anti-gay laws and ducked the qutn, sirg to keep the Gam ee of polics spe s history to the Brooks of the NY Post ught up wh Lundqvist at an rmal skate for New York Rangers players on Monday and asked him about the backlash.

Henrik Lundqvist, who has taken a fair amount of heat sce clg ment on the Rsian ernment’s anti-gay laws durg an appearance on behalf of the Swedish Olympic team last Friday, spoke out Monday upon his arrival North Ameri. “I have been takg a stand for gay athlet and gay people the last few years. Lundqvist participated the first phase of the NHL’s “You Can Play” program support of gay athlet two years ago.