AHL Rockford repeating event that due protests last season

[LadyStanley]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...sta-jerseys-again-despite-145159677--nhl.html

Puck Daddy on "Los IceHogs Dos", a Latino themed event that drew a lot of protests last year.


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[No Fun Shogun]

*shivers*

Rockford, where team branding and taste go to die... apparently.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Lol um if it had so much negative backlash why do it again?

 

[pelts35.com]

Lol um if it had so much negative backlash why do it again?

It's called publicity.

That said, I like last year's better, but dos (pun intended) are pretty sweet.

 

[adsfan]

MOD

Rockford fans are enthusiastic, based upon the ones I have met in Milwaukee. I have never made the 93 mile trip to visit there.

 

[WolfKeeper]

Why couldn't have they scheduled the game versus San Antonio??

It's an inside joke with Wolves fans: we always get commercial bumpers of a mariachi band on the Riverwalk when we're in SA.

 

[Lunatik]

It's a bit racially insensitive, but not worthy of protests IMO. It's not really that different than the plethora of NBA teams doing the same thing, except they are a minor league team and feel the need to go a bit over the top with a whole new look for the game.

 

[Teemu]

Lol um if it had so much negative backlash why do it again?

Because there wasn't *actually* backlash. Just an irked blogger or two.

 

[Gearhead82]

MOD

Rockford fans are enthusiastic, based upon the ones I have met in Milwaukee. I have never made the 93 mile trip to visit there.

You should go sometime. I've enjoyed going there in both their UHL and AHL days.

 

[Tommy Hawk]

Because there wasn't *actually* backlash. Just an irked blogger or two.

I am not even sure it was more than one blogger!! This is something that didn't even get picked up anywhere except here.