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Could The ‘H’ in NHL Soon Stand For Horror?
It’s not often that I get excited about sports, and it’s even more unusual that the worlds of Rue Morgue and professional sports should collide. But as the populace of my hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, basks in the throes of ecstasy following the recent announcement that they will once again be home to an NHL hockey team, a fellow named Gerry Bouchard has given me reason to post about it here on The Abattoir.
Back in 1996, Winnipeg lost its beloved team – the Winnipeg Jets – after it was sold to Phoenix, Arizona, to become The Phoenix Coyotes. The city’s denizens were completely deflated, of course, but they’ve come back to life now that a group of local jillionaires has purchased the Atlanta Thrashers and is in the process of relocating them to the River City in time for the 2011-2012 season.
Now the only question remaining: what will the team be called? The public has almost unanimously requested the return of the Jets moniker but the new owners have hinted that they’re looking for a fresh start. Online communities have predictably been abuzz with rumours and hearsay, but more importantly design contests have surfaced to offer some really interesting alternatives, including this entry from Bouchard (see below) that would certainly receive a warm welcome from this reporter. The Manitoba Undead? Talk about tradin’ slapshots for headshots! To see the other entries from this contest from puckdrawn.com, click here but this is the only one with a horror flavour. A few of the others are horrific for entirely different reasons.
That would amazing. I’m a die-hard Flyers fan, but I would certainly lend support when I could. Especially since we’re not talking about the Habs.
I was impressed with all of the designs…This one was in the top 5.
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This sucks we lose the Thrashers and now they might get a badass name… I hope this works out they are a great team and Missed in atlanta
I feel your pain, friend. I was once a hockey widow too. But alas, your Thrashers have been officially redubbed The Winnipeg Jets, which is honestly the most badass name the new owners could have gone with as far as the fans were concerned. Don’t lose hope. I never thought Winnipeg would get another NHL team once they lost it and look what happened.
Hi Trevor. A friend just told me he saw my concept on your site so i thought i’d come check it out. Thanks alot for the praise you are too kind. I knew the name was a little far fetched but it was something fun and was right up my alley so i went for it. I’m not a Graphic artist like some of the PuckDrawn guy’s, but as tradesman from Winnipeg. Your article, a blurb in the local news and the nice comments from you folks and the puckdrawn community have really caught me off guard and is very appreciated. I also wanted to give my sympathy to Thrasher fans. We lost our team once and it sucks that in order to gain a team someone had to lose one.
Cheers