‘“I have some friends who are gay and I thought the least I could do for them was put the flag on my helmet,” Nilsson said. “Hopefully I can contribute and raise some awareness. Hopefully it means something to some people. I feel the most important thing is to help out the younger ages. No one should have to quit any sport. They should be able to play hockey and soccer, football, whatever it is. It’s great the league is doing something and it’s great our team is doing something next week. It’s a big step forward.”’