Colin Wilson clarifies statements made about pride colored tape
Avalanche center Colin Wilson found himself in some hot water on Twitter early on Wednesday. It was in an Instagram live interview with TSN's Jesse Pollock that Wilson was asked about the use of colored tape. “Colored tape? I don't know... Not for the NHL but it's pretty fun to experiment. I mean, I get excited for the 'Everyone Can Play Night' where you can do the rainbow in warm-ups. I always want to keep it for the game. I think it's pretty dope style.”
Pollock continued to ask “So why don't you?” To which Wilson responded: “I just don't have it in me. Just cannot get chirped by my own teammates and the other team and still try to play a game.” The clip was shared on Twitter and Wilson and his teammates got criticised as to how including the Avalanche locker room really was. After the backlash however, Colin Wilson was quick to clarify his statements in Outsports. Wilson told Outsports he was misinterpreted, and stressed that his comments about being chirped by his teammates for what tape he was using referred to any light colored tape. “We were originally talking about whether or not I would ever use light colored tape during the game. So when I responded, I was again thinking about using any colored tape because that would be sticking out as an individual during a team game.”
The NHL has taken big steps in its acceptance of the LGBTQ community, and in the Outsports interview Colin Wilson wants to make it clear that he's a happy participant in the NHL's effort to spread the message that hockey is for everyone.
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