Emerson Etem walks in Vancouver Pride Parade

Vancouver Canucks forward Emerson Etem took part in the Vancouver Pride Parade on Sunday.
"Thank you to everyone showing support!" Etem wrote on Twitter. "Getting super rowdy at the Vancouver #prideparade."

"I was here and I wanted to be a part of it," Etem told NHL.com this week. "I've been here all summer. I just think it's a great opportunity to show my support. I've just felt, especially in the hockey community, the more open and the more information that we know about all this, it just gives people who are in the LGBTQ community that maybe play hockey that they're not afraid to participate and show our welcomeness and support for them."

Etem, 24, started last season with the New York Rangers before he was traded to Vancouver on Jan. 8 for forward Nicklas Jensen and a sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. He was often a healthy scratch and had three assists in 19 games with the Rangers.
Working again with Canucks coach Willie Desjardins led to a smooth transition; Etem played for Desjardins with Medicine Hat of the Western Hockey League and had 65 points in 72 games in 2009-10. Etem had seven goals and five assists in 39 games with Vancouver.