The New Jersey Devils will celebrate the National Hockey League’s Hockey is for Everyone program with its first-ever LGBT night.
Pride Night will take place Feb. 27 at the Devils’ home rink, the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The Devils will take on the Montreal Canadiens at 7 p.m.
The event is being staged in partnership with You Can Play, Newark Gay Pride and The Essex County Reaching Adolescents in Need (RAIN) Foundation, all of which the team will fundraise for throughout the evening.
LGBTs and allies are invited to a pre-game networking social at the Cure Club inside the venue. The mixer will include remarks by special guests Newark Gay Pride President Sharronda Wheeler and You Can Play Brand Ambassador David Farber. Tickets to the social include admission to the game.
During the game, the Devils Den store will sell Pride Night T-shirts, which feature the team’s logo in rainbow colors; a portion of shirt sales will benefit Newark Gay Pride. Guests can also purchase 50/50 raffle tickets to benefit the RAIN Foundation, which provides emergency housing for LGBT people. Players will use sticks with rainbow tape during the game warm-up, which fans can bid on after the game; proceeds from the auction will also support the beneficiaries.
For more information or tickets, visit www.NewJerseyDevils.com/NJPride.