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Philadelphia Flyers' Ivan Provorov cites religion for boycott of team's Pride night, Philadelphia Flyers
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Flyers coach Tortorella defends Provorov's Pride boycott
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Flyers' Ivan Provorov BOYCOTTS pre-game skate over his refusal to wear Pride-themed warmup jersey
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Flyers' Ivan Provorov 'did nothing wrong' when he boycotted Pride night festivities, coach says
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Philadelphia Flyers - Sports Illustrated
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Why would I bench him?': Flyers coach Tortorella defends Provorov's Pride boycott
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Flyers coach Tortorella defends Provorov's Pride boycott - CBS Philadelphia
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Flyers coach Tortorella defends Provorov's Pride boycott, Taiwan News
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Flyers' coach John Tortorella claims Ivan Provorov 'did nothing wrong' over Pride jersey refusal
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Why would I bench him?': Flyers coach Tortorella defends Provorov's Pride boycott
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Flyers' Ivan Provorov boycotts Pride night, cites religion - ESPN
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Ivan Provorov refused to wear Flyers' Pride Night jerseys because of his religion. He's getting Christianity all wrong.