Recently Carolina’s new owner, Tom Dundon, has stated that he wants to start selling Whalers merchandise and potentially wear the old Blue and Green for throwback games. At first, I was honestly okay with it. Hell, I loved the idea. I thought it was awesome that the Hurricanes were finally embracing their history and the Whalers were finally getting the attention they’ve always deserved. At first. Then, an opinion piece by Jeff Jacobs hit the web and The suppressed feelings of loathing towards Dundon’s plans shot to the surface. Seriously, if you’re a Whalers fan and haven’t read it yet, here’s the link: http://m.ctpost.com/sports/jeffjacobs/article/Jeff-Jacobs-Whalers-jerseys-have-no-business-in-12547757.php he sums it up pretty damn well.
I talked with my father about this for a long while the other night. It’s very different from The Wolfpack holding Whalers themed events. At least The Pack are in Hartford and trying to win over Whalers fans. I can’t help but feel like Dundon and the Canes are trying to capitalize on the still heartbroken Whalers fans. You don’t see the Coyotes wearing Jets throwbacks and you don’t see the Avalanche wearing Nordiques throwbacks. A mention here or there would be nice, like the Stars did after their Stanley Cup win for Minnesota. A heartfelt nod, per say. This is not one of those things. If you do something nice but then use that nice thing to make money...Is it really a nice thing anymore? They played Brass Bonanza during a break in play the other night. Not only did Pete steal the team, HE STOLE OUR FUCKING GOAL HORN. So please, for the love of all that is holy, PLEASE don’t steal our logo.
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