Post by NHLWinnipeg on Jul 29, 2011 11:28:57 GMT -6
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The new AHL franchise in St. John's looked to history and climate to come up with the team's new name - the IceCaps.
The American Hockey League team's president and chief executive officer, Danny Williams, made the announcement Friday, confirming the name that had been leaked last month.
The logo consists of mountains capped with ice that is an illustrative map of Newfoundland and Labrador.
“The IceCaps is a name that I am confident hockey fans will support as it captures both our rich hockey history with a reference to the Caps, while at the same time capturing a natural element that is iconic for the province, ice,” said Williams, referring to the Caps that have a history in the provincial capital that dates back more than a half-century.
“We wanted to ensure that, although the team is based in our capital city, the province as a whole can identify with it and embrace it as their own.”
The team was known as the Manitoba Moose, before it moved to St. John's when True North purchased the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers and moved them to Winnipeg to become the Jets. The IceCaps will be the Jets' top AHL affiliate.
The IceCaps' home-opener is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Mile One Centre.
Read more: www.canada.com/John+franchise+takes+IceCaps+moniker/5179535/story.html#ixzz1TW520h51
The American Hockey League team's president and chief executive officer, Danny Williams, made the announcement Friday, confirming the name that had been leaked last month.
The logo consists of mountains capped with ice that is an illustrative map of Newfoundland and Labrador.
“The IceCaps is a name that I am confident hockey fans will support as it captures both our rich hockey history with a reference to the Caps, while at the same time capturing a natural element that is iconic for the province, ice,” said Williams, referring to the Caps that have a history in the provincial capital that dates back more than a half-century.
“We wanted to ensure that, although the team is based in our capital city, the province as a whole can identify with it and embrace it as their own.”
The team was known as the Manitoba Moose, before it moved to St. John's when True North purchased the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers and moved them to Winnipeg to become the Jets. The IceCaps will be the Jets' top AHL affiliate.
The IceCaps' home-opener is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Mile One Centre.
Read more: www.canada.com/John+franchise+takes+IceCaps+moniker/5179535/story.html#ixzz1TW520h51
