The Ditch part deux

https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/...ishes-after-pierre-mcguires-cancer-diagnosis/

wow - Pierre has cancer. In all seriousness, this is sad news. Hope his surgery goes well and treatment.

 

I hope for a speedy recovery with the sudden insight to live life by not being on TV anymore.

 

Army challenges Golden Knights trademark; Vegas responds

On the ice the Vegas Golden Knights are one of the most fascinating stories the NHL has ever seen.

A first-year expansion team that is contention for the league’s best record at the halfway point and is almost certain to make the playoffs, something no recent expansion team has ever been close to doing.

They are also pretty fascinating off the ice as they now find themselves in an ongoing legal battle with the United States Army over their name, logo and color scheme.

On Wednesday it was reported that the Army has officially filed a notice of opposition against Black Knight Sports and Entertainment over the use of the name “Golden Knights.”

It’s been known for more than a year now that the Army was not thrilled with the Golden Knights name as it is also the name of their parachute team, and now they are officially fighting it.

Vegas owner Bill Foley is a graduate of West Point and originally wanted to name the expansion team the Black Knights (after the Army sports teams) but decided against it. In its official filing of opposition the Army uses several quotes from Golden Knights general manager George McPhee talking about the team’s name and color scheme, including this during an appearance on TSN radio in Vancouver last November.

“We were going to be the Black Knights but there’s already a Blackhawks in the league … so another name used at West Point is ‘Golden Knights’ for the parachute team.”

Chris Creamer of Sportslogos.net spoke to an attorney that said the Army’s case is “at least as good as the challenge” that forced the Jacksonville Jaguars to change their logo in 1995 after it was challenged by the Jaguar Motor Company.

On Thursday, the Golden Knights issued a statement in response to the opposition filed by the Army and included a little bit of snark (bolded for emphasis).

“In the Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Army filed its opposition to the Vegas Golden Knights’ applications to register the trademark VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS used in connection with the sport of hockey. We strongly dispute the Army’s allegations that confusion is likely between the Army Golden Knights parachute team and the Vegas Golden Knights major-league hockey team. Indeed, the two entities have been coexisting without any issues for over a year (along with several other Golden Knights trademark owners) and we are not aware of a single complaint from anyone attending our games that they were expecting to see the parachute team and not a professional hockey game. That said, in light of the pending trademark opposition proceedings, we will have no further comment at this time and will address the Army’s opposition in the relevant legal forums.”

 

come on Army. this is what bothers you ? I don't see an issue here.

 

7 straight wins for Calgary... The Flames are hot!

I waited a long time to say that.

 

If you spend and raise a billion dollars to build and arena and buy a franchise, I think you have the resources to come up with an original name.
I'm hoping Foley loses the suit based on poor creativity myself.

The NHL got it right so far, let an expansion team have real NHL players. Everybody got what they wanted out of the gate this time...almost.

 

they wanted another name and a team in the canadian juniors already had it and wouldn't share it.

 

There would have been no lawsuit if not for the fact he openly said he took the name from them.

 

I just hope the guy stays healthy. I heart his talent.

 

There are a literally billions of names.
"angry salamanders"
"Vegas Snipers"
"coolers"
"Sand storm"
"insert name of drag show here"
Etc.

Foley should bring his "A" game when it came to naming.

 

The London Knights can go fuck themselves honestly. They have tons of fans because they are successful but they are the worst kind of scum.

http://nationalpost.com/sports/hock...ner-jersey-he-won-in-team-run-auction-is-fake
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/02/21/new-allegations-of-london-knights-jersey-fraud.html

Read them in that order.

 

I dig this game.

"short and fat"
"ear corn"
"balls of wax"
"mack tough"
"randy bucks"
"missile kims"
"dangerous donkeys"
"fargin' iceholes" <next years fantasy league team

 

Jerseys of players that never played said seasons, or played in the memorial cup with that jersey colour, or trying to BS that game-worn does not mean Memorial Cup when they were caught when the jersey offered had the patch for the Memorial Cup on it.

 

I think Corksucking Bastages has an elegance to it.

 

sadly Joe, fakes rule supreme in the sports and entertainment worlds. autographs, memorabilia, game used stuff etc is more fake than real. even the sports graders - the experts that get paid to spot the fakes miss them and fake shit goes to auction and sells. now this story is a little different as the team made the fraud, but it doesn't surprise me. anything game worn is suspect. like when moments after winning the SB Brady's jersey goes missing. only players in the lockerroom and his jersey vanishes. second time it happened to him too.

 

My point is that it was the Team. This isn't just some regular shady people but the 1st party. And it was so badly done.

 

Game worn McJesus jocks for sale. Complete with a certificate of authentication from a certified L4SN moderator.

 

Colorado is on a roll, 7 straight... look out for the Penguins too.

 

understood, but this isn't the first time a "game worn" jersey from a team was deem fake or a "practice" jersey they wore vs a real live game jersey. I mean didn't Eli Manning get in trouble 2 yrs ago with selling through the Giants a "game worn" helmet that wasn't ? not shocked at all.